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Wrong WIP Limits Will Kill Your Options At Lean Agile Scotland 2013 Chris Matts mentioned that the WIP limits kill the options. He didn't really explain his statement in detail but I had been thinking about it and I dare to say that Chris was half right. He often talks about staff liquidity as well, which tells us how likely our staff will be able to work on a problem or a feature.
more...One Reason Why WIP limits Matter There are different reasons why limiting the work in progress (WIP limit) is a good thing, but now I would like to talk about one special case where WIP limits are helping move things forward. Let's assume that you have a working pull system which means that the team members don't push the work on others, but others can take the work if they are capable to handle them (I'm not using the word free on purpose because what if somebody can work on two things in parallel).
more...Does the WIP Limit Have to Match the Demand? At the Kanban Leadership Retreat 2013, Janice Linden showed us the Why limiting work in progress makes sense (Kanban)? video by David Lowe. Later on, David asked me about the video, so I had a closer look. (You may want to check his video before continuing reading.
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