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WIP Limit Anecdotes from Scrum with Kanban Teams
Field anecdotes about using WIP limits in Scrum with Kanban teams, including exceptions and policy discussions. For a step-by-step guide, see the practical WIP limits guide.
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· FlowFlow Metrics for Scrum: WIP, Cycle Time, Throughput, and Work Item Age
A practical Scrum with Kanban guide to flow metrics. Learn how to use WIP, cycle time, throughput, and work item age in Sprint events to improve predictability.
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Commitments and Energies in a Kanban System - Lessons from LKBE 2011 That Still Matter
Revisiting my 2011 Lean Kanban Benelux talk on commitments, flow energy, routing, and predictability, with practical guidance for today's product and portfolio environments.
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Improving Testing Flow / Throughput - A Key Pillar of Managing The Feature Factory
How flow-based approaches reduce testing bottlenecks and stabilization costs — using WIP limits, "done is done" standards, and systematic bottleneck elevation to deliver release-quality software predictably.
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Lowering Work in Process (WIP) in the Real-world
How to reduce WIP in brownfield/legacy systems that already have high in-flight work — practical patterns including the freeze, no-new-work, and limit-later approaches.
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· FlowDetecting Flow Issues Using Predictive Cycle Time Charts - The Origin Of The Kanban/Flow Work Item Aging Metric
Using statistical process control techniques with Kanban flow data to detect early warning signs of delivery problems before they become crises.