Practice Test Geeks(CAE) Certified Agile Essentials Specialist Practice Test
← All CAE Flashcard Decks

Kanban & Lean Principles Flashcards

7 cards from real CAE practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Kanban & Lean Principles flashcards as text

  1. What is the main goal of a Kanban 'replenishment meeting'?

    Answer: To pull new work items into the queue based on capacity and priority

    A replenishment meeting is a cadence for pulling new work items into the upstream queue, ensuring the team always has prioritized work ready.

  2. In Lean, which concept describes designing processes so that problems are immediately visible and halt production?

    Answer: Jidoka (autonomation)

    Jidoka means giving machines and workers the ability to stop production when a problem is detected, preventing defects from flowing downstream.

  3. A team practicing Kanban wants to reduce their average cycle time. Based on Little's Law, what is the most direct lever?

    Answer: Reduce the average amount of work in progress (WIP)

    Little's Law (CT = WIP / Throughput) shows that reducing WIP directly reduces cycle time, making it the most direct lever available.

  4. Which Kanban metric is most useful for making delivery commitments to stakeholders?

    Answer: Cycle time distribution (e.g., 85th percentile)

    Cycle time percentiles provide probabilistic, data-driven delivery forecasts that are more reliable than velocity-based estimates.

  5. What does 'Heijunka' mean in Lean production?

    Answer: Leveling and smoothing the production volume and mix over time

    Heijunka means production leveling — distributing work evenly over time to avoid peaks and valleys that create waste and overload.

  6. A team is considering implementing an 'expedite' class of service. What is the key risk to manage?

    Answer: Expedite items may cause the WIP limit to be exceeded, disrupting flow for other work

    Expedite items bypass normal WIP limits, so overuse can flood the system and damage flow for all other work items.

  7. Which of the following best reflects the Lean principle of 'continuous improvement' (Kaizen) in a Kanban context?

    Answer: Regularly reviewing flow metrics and making small, incremental improvements to the process

    Kaizen in Kanban means the team continuously reviews metrics, identifies problems, and applies small, frequent improvements to their process.