Discuss A WIP Limit Without Sounding Controlling
Explain a WIP limit as flow protection, not personal policing.
Maya M Operations lead 1 Reframe 2 Use evidence 3 Act The design team agrees in theory with Kanban, but when Elena says “no new cards,” a senior designer hears, “you are not working hard enough.” The process fix will fail unless the conversation protects dignity and flow together. The conversation can either surface the broken step or turn into another status debate. 12 open tickets handoffs owner needed The Kanban Guide Kanban WIP limits are system policies. The language matters: the limit does not judge effort; it shows when the workflow is overloaded. A useful conversation points to aging…
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