Read Flow Without Blame
Use Kanban flow signals to identify a Scrum team system constraint.
Board state: 19 in progress, 7 waiting for review, 4 review items older than 3 days. Visualize WIP, inspect age, adjust policy Common trap: pushing individuals to go faster while the queue keeps growing. Step 1 Count WIP by workflow state, not by person. Queues reveal system load. Step 2 Highlight aging items before new work starts. Age shows delayed feedback and hidden risk. Step 3 Create a policy: no new development when review WIP exceeds 4; swarm review first. A policy changes the system behavior that created the bottleneck. Within one sprint, review WIP fell from 7 to 3…
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