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What does it mean to "visualize the workflow," as the very first of Kanban's foundational principles, and why is this considered a necessary first step before other Kanban practices (like WIP limits) can be effectively applied?
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What does it mean to "visualize the workflow," as the very first of Kanban's foundational principles, and why is this considered a necessary first step before other Kanban practices (like WIP limits) can be effectively applied?
What is "flow" in Kanban terminology, and what does it mean to "manage flow" as one of Kanban's core practices?
What is a general reason a team might use Kanban's flow metrics (cycle time, lead time, cumulative flow) as a form of ongoing process improvement, rather than treating their initial workflow setup as permanently fixed?
What is "lead time" in Kanban, and how does it differ from "cycle time"?
What is the purpose of Kanban's "pull" system, as opposed to a "push" system, for how new work enters progress?
What is a "ready" column (sometimes labeled "Ready" or "Selected for Development") sometimes added near the start of a Kanban board, and what purpose does it serve?
What is a general reason a Kanban team might set the WIP limit for a specific column LOWER than the number of team members who could theoretically work on items in that stage simultaneously?
What is a "bottleneck" in the context of a Kanban workflow, and how might a team identify one by observing their board?
What is a "blocked" item on a Kanban board, and why might explicitly marking an item as blocked (rather than just leaving it sitting in its current column) be valuable?
What is the fundamental difference between Kanban's continuous-flow approach and Scrum's fixed-length sprint/iteration approach?
What is "cycle time" in Kanban, and what does it measure?
What is a reasonable general summary of Kanban's core underlying philosophy, distilled from its emphasis on visualizing work, limiting WIP, and managing flow?