Agile Pantry
Practice

WIP Limits

From Kanban

A cap on how many items can be in each stage at once. Stop starting, start finishing.

Meeting time noneLearning curve Some practice

Helps with

too much work in progressunpredictable delivery

How to start

Start with a limit equal to team size, then lower it until it hurts slightly.

It’s working when

Cycle time drops and fewer items sit blocked.

Needs

Pairs well with