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CodeSignal

Kanban and Flow Optimization

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Overview

You'll use the Kanban method to drive evolutionary change and continuous flow on an established team — visualizing work, limiting WIP, managing flow with metrics, and making policies explicit. You'll respect the team's current process while pursuing steady, incremental improvement, right up to running Kanban in a regulated environment.

Syllabus

  • Unit 1: Visualizing Work and Workflow
    • Visual Management for Team Alignment
    • Designing Boards That Mirror Real Workflow
    • Surfacing Hidden Work on Boards
  • Unit 2: Managing WIP and Flow
    • Optimizing Flow Over Full Utilization
    • Setting WIP Limits From Capacity
    • Holding the WIP Line
  • Unit 3: Metrics and Continuous Improvement
    • Reading Cumulative Flow Diagrams
    • Designing a Decision Driven Flow Dashboard
    • Pitching a Safe to Fail Experiment
  • Unit 4: Making Policies Explicit
    • Defining Pull Criteria for Workflow
    • Writing Explicit Pull Policies
    • Defining Classes of Service
  • Unit 5: Advanced Flow Analytics
    • Managing Blocked Time and Variability
    • Finding Where Lead Time Hides
    • Defending Lower WIP With Math
  • Unit 6: Kanban in Regulated Environments
    • Choosing Right Risk Controls
    • Building a Self Assembling Audit Trail
    • Aligning Compliance Without Blocking Flow

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