Use WIP Limits Before You Add More Work

The fork The board says 18 doing, 2 review, 0 done. The request is to add three more cards for an executive demo. The path you choose changes the queue, the trust level, and the next constraint. The model Decision walk Visualize work, limit WIP, manage flow. Kanban improves predictability by exposing where work piles up and making capacity explicit before new work is pulled. Reflex Act on the loudest task A visible next move with a managed consequence See the queue Step 1 Stakeholders want three new cards started. What do you do first? Protect capacity Step 2 The…

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