Lean, and reducing work in progress: Introduction to the cumulative flow diagram

Cumulative

Key Concepts

• Lean = reducing waste

• CFD = insights for the entire team

• Reducing WIP = faster, more agile development = superior

Lean = reducing waste

•muda ("non-value-adding work")

•muri ("overburden")

•mura ("unevenness")

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WIP = 4 WIP = 1


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Engineering

Lean, and reducing work in progress: Introduction to the cumulative flow diagram