Kanban Principles and Practices Flashcards
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Throughput in Kanban is best described as:
Answer: The number of items completed per unit of time
Throughput measures how many work items the system completes in a given time period.
A manager asks the team to start more projects to look busy. From a Kanban view, this is harmful because:
Answer: Starting more work increases WIP and slows delivery of everything
More started work raises WIP, increasing lead times and delaying completion of all items.
Which artifact best helps a team spot trends in WIP, throughput, and lead time over time?
Answer: A cumulative flow diagram
The cumulative flow diagram visualizes WIP, throughput, and approximate lead time trends together.
A team treats every incoming request as equally urgent and never says no. The likely Kanban-related problem is:
Answer: Demand outpacing capacity, causing overload
Accepting unlimited demand without managing capacity overloads the system and degrades flow.
Why is visualizing the workflow considered foundational in Kanban?
Answer: You cannot improve or manage what you cannot see
Visualization makes the current process, work, and problems visible so they can be managed and improved.
A team wants to reduce variability in delivery times. Limiting WIP helps because it:
Answer: Stabilizes flow and tightens the cycle time distribution
Constraining WIP smooths flow, producing more consistent and predictable cycle times.
Which of the following is NOT one of Kanban's core practices?
Answer: Assign story points to every task
Assigning story points is a Scrum-style estimation habit, not a core Kanban practice.