Limiting Work in Progress (WIP)
Limiting Work in Progress (WIP) is a core Lean concept that involves setting a cap on the number of work items in the process at any given time. In Agile and Lean teams, managing WIP is critical to maintaining a smooth and efficient flow of work. By limiting WIP, teams reduce multitasking and context switching, which can lead to decreased productivity and increased errors. This focus ensures that the team completes tasks before starting new ones, leading to faster delivery and higher quality. It also makes bottlenecks visible, allowing the team to address issues promptly. Implementing WIP limits encourages a pull system, where work is pulled into the next stage only when there is capacity, rather than pushed regardless of readiness. For a Disciplined Agile Scrum Master, enforcing WIP limits helps optimize team performance, enhance predictability, and sustain a steady workflow. It supports the Agile value of simplicity by maximizing the amount of work not done and contributes to continuous improvement by highlighting process inefficiencies.
DASM - Agile and Lean for Teams Example Questions
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Question 1
How should Work in Progress (WIP) limits be adjusted in a Disciplined Agile team?
Question 2
What is a key benefit of implementing Work in Progress (WIP) limits in an agile team?
Question 3
When managing Work in Progress (WIP) limits in a Kanban system, what approach should be used to determine the optimal limit?
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