PMI-ACP · Question #26
When using a Kanban board to manage work in progress, which of the following best summarizes the philosophy behind the approach?
The correct answer is B. It is a sign of the work being done and should be limited to boost performance. A core principle of Kanban is that Work in Progress (WIP) should be limited, not maximized. Limiting WIP reduces context switching, improves focus, identifies bottlenecks faster, and increases overall throughput and flow efficiency. Too much simultaneous WIP leads to delays and…
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When using a Kanban board to manage work in progress, which of the following best summarizes the philosophy behind the approach?
Options
- AIt is a sign of the work being done and should be maximized to boost performance.
- BIt is a sign of the work being done and should be limited to boost performance.
- CIt is a sign of the work queued for quality assurance, which should not count toward velocity.
- DIt is a sign of the work queued for user acceptance, which should not count toward velocity.
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A3% (1)
- B94% (33)
- C3% (1)
Explanation
A core principle of Kanban is that Work in Progress (WIP) should be limited, not maximized. Limiting WIP reduces context switching, improves focus, identifies bottlenecks faster, and increases overall throughput and flow efficiency. Too much simultaneous WIP leads to delays and lower quality. Options C and D incorrectly characterize WIP as items waiting for QA or UAT - while those stages appear on a Kanban board, the philosophy applies broadly to all work in progress across the board.
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