Identify whether a delivery issue is WIP overload, unclear policy, blocked dependency, or batch-size problem.
Sort each board observation by the primary flow smell. WIP overload Unclear policy Blocked dependency Batch too large Twelve items active for a five-person team No one agrees when a story is ready for QA Legal approval has no owner or date One story contains migration, UI, and rollout work Developers start new work while review queue grows Definition of Done differs by developer Platform team must provision access manually Sprint Goal depends on one epic-sized item Before: WIP overload After: Unclear policy Common trap Treating an agile practice as a meeting script instead of a feedback mechanism.
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