Kanban Principles and Practices Flashcards
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What does cycle time measure in a Kanban system?
Answer: Time an item spends actively being worked on
Cycle time is the elapsed time a work item spends in progress, from start of work to completion.
A team wants to deliver more predictably. Which metric should they monitor to forecast delivery?
Answer: Cycle time distribution
A stable cycle time distribution lets a team forecast how long future items are likely to take.
What is a 'class of service' in Kanban?
Answer: A policy for handling different urgency/risk categories of work
Classes of service define handling policies (e.g., expedite, standard, fixed-date) based on risk and urgency.
An urgent production bug arrives. Which class of service typically applies?
Answer: Expedite
Expedite (or 'silver bullet') class lets critical items bypass WIP limits to be resolved immediately.
Why might a team add an explicit 'Done' sub-column (e.g., 'Dev Done') before the next stage?
Answer: To make handoff readiness and pull points visible
Splitting columns into 'doing' and 'done' clarifies when an item is ready to be pulled downstream.
Little's Law relates average lead time to which two quantities?
Answer: WIP and throughput
Little's Law states average lead time equals average WIP divided by average throughput.
What is the main benefit of conducting regular flow-focused reviews (e.g., service delivery review) in Kanban?
Answer: To inspect flow metrics and drive continuous improvement
Cadenced reviews examine flow metrics and feedback to fuel evolutionary, data-driven improvement.