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Copied!Key takeawaysKanban helps teams manage work visually, reduce waste, and improve delivery through steady flow.

Make work visible on a board so every character can spot progress, priorities, and problems quickly.

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Set WIP limits per column to reduce multitasking and expose bottlenecks early.

Continuously review the board and adjust the process so improvements become routine, not occasional.

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The 4 principles of Kanban

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Includes Foundation & Practitioner combined option. The approach also limits the amount of work in progress, thereby minimising any build-up of tasks which wastes time and money.

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The 4 principles of Kanban1. Visualize workflow

Visualize your work on a board with cards to represent user stories (work) in your product backlog (inventory). Use colours to represent the theme of your

user stories

. For a simple Kanban board, label one column “TO-DO” and another “DONE”. Label columns in between “TO-DO” and “DONE” to represent either the type of work or whoever is responsible for undertaking it. Split these columns into two and label “Doing” and “Done”. Place the cards into columns depending on their workflow status. Doing this enables the whole team to view work in progress, work that has been completed and work to be started next. As work gets completed, move your cards from left to right.Top tip: Keep your column labels simple and intuitive.

2. Limit work in progress (WIP)

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Do the top priority work first

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By setting work in progress limits (WIP limits), the entire team can quickly see if there is a blockage and collaborate to fix it. Setting WIP limits eliminates multi-tasking, which is the ultimate productivity killer.