Work in progress and the kitchen sink

I try to explain work in progress limits a lot and feel like it comes across as an abstract concept a lot of the time. How much work can the team do at the same time? Or it gets a historical example from Toyota about kanban cards and spots on a pallet, which doesn’t make a ton of sense if you’ve never worked in a factory. Today I have a more concrete example, the kitchen sink and putting the dishes away....

December 29, 2023 · 3 min · Andy Nortrup