Agile Project Management Kanban Method and Practices 4

Question 1

What is a 'swimlane' on a Kanban board?

Accepted Answer

A horizontal row used to categorize or separate types of work

Answer

Swimlanes are horizontal lanes that group items, often by class of service, team, or expedite status.

Question 2

What is an 'expedite' class of service in Kanban?

Accepted Answer

A fast-track lane for urgent items that bypass normal WIP rules

Answer

An expedite class of service handles critical, time-sensitive items that may preempt other work to be delivered fast.

Question 3

According to Little's Law, how can a team reduce average cycle time?

Accepted Answer

Reduce the amount of work in progress

Answer

Little's Law shows cycle time equals WIP divided by throughput, so lowering WIP shortens cycle time at a stable throughput.

Question 4

What does 'throughput' measure in a Kanban system?

Accepted Answer

The number of items completed per unit of time

Answer

Throughput is the delivery rate, counting how many work items are finished in a given time period.

Question 5

Why might a team add an explicit 'Done' sub-column under an in-progress stage?

Accepted Answer

To signal an item is ready to be pulled to the next stage

Answer

Split columns with a 'Done' buffer clarify when work is finished in one stage and available to pull downstream.

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