Kanban Guide 2020 of Pro-Kanban

Question 1

Kanban uses what kind of system?

Answer 1

A visual, pull-based system

Question 2

What does kanban optimize?

Answer 2

flow of value

Question 3

What are the 3 practices of Kanban?

Answer 3

Defining and visualizing a workflow,
Actively managing items in a workflow,
Improving a workflow

Question 4

What is a kanban participant called?

Answer 4

Kanban system members

Question 5

What is a Kanban system?

Answer 5

the collection of practices of kanban.

Question 6

What is the movement of potential value through a system?

Answer 6

Flow

Question 7

The central concept in Kanban is?

Answer 7

Flow

Question 8

What is value optimization?

Answer 8

the right balance of effectiveness, efficiency, and predictability

Question 9

What is effective workflow?

Answer 9

Delivers customer what they want when they want it.

Question 10

What is an efficient workflow?

Answer 10

allocates resources as optimally as possible

Question 11

What is a predictable workflow?

Answer 11

accurately forecast value delivery within an acceptable degree of uncertainty.

Question 12

What is the strategy of Kanban?

Answer 12

Get members to ask the right questions sooner.

Question 13

is Kanban limited to software

Answer 13

no.

Question 14

what are the 5 main flow theories?

Answer 14

systems thinking, lean principles, queuing theory, variability, and quality control.

Question 15

Optimizing flow requires defining what flow means in ?

Answer 15

a given context.

Question 16

The shared understanding of flow is called

Answer 16

Definition of Workflow.

Question 17

DOW should contain what 6 elements?

Answer 17

A definition of units of value.

A definition for started and finished work.

One or more defined states.

A definition of how WIP will be controlled.

Explicit policies about how work items can flow through states.

A service level expectation.

Question 18

What are unites of value referred to?

Answer 18

Work items

Question 19

Can workflow have more than one started or finished points?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Any work items between started and finished are considered what?

Answer 20

WIP

Question 21

A Forcast of how long it should take a work item to flow

Answer 21

Service Level Expectation (SLE)

Question 22

what are additional elements that can be added to a DOW

Answer 22

Values, principles, working agreements

Question 23

What is the visualization of the DOW

Answer 23

Kanban board

Question 24

What is essential to processing knowledge that informs optimal workflow operation and facilitates continuous process improvement.

Answer 24

Kanban board

Question 25

(T/F) There are specific guidelines in Kanban as to how visualization should look.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What are the 4 main ways to actively manage items in a workflow?

Answer 26

Controlling WIP
Avoiding work items piling up
Ensuring items don’t age unnecessarily
Unblock blocked items

Question 27

(T/F) Kanban requires a formalized review of the workflow at a regular cadence.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What are 3 possible boundaries for WIP?

Answer 28

Single Column
Several Columns
Whole board

Question 29

What is it called when Kanban system members start work on an item only when there is a clear signal that there is the capacity to do so?

Answer 29

A pull system

Question 30

What helps ensure a pull system

Answer 30

WIP

Question 31

(T/F) Kanban system members can pull items beyond a WIP

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Where are exceptions to controlling WIP shown?

Answer 32

Part of DoW.

Question 33

What is the forecast for how long a single work item flows from start to finish?

Answer 33

SLE

Question 34

What are the 2 parts of SLE?

Answer 34

Elapsed time and probability

Question 35

What are the minimum flow measures?

Answer 35

WIP
Throughput
Work Item Age
Cycle Time

Question 36

What are the terms defined by the Kanban system members that must be defined

Answer 36

Started and Finished