A team using Kanban wants to improve their flow efficiency. They notice that too many tasks are being started before others are completed, leading to context switching and delays. Which Kanban practice should they apply to address this?

Assign a product owner to prioritize the backlog daily.

Hold a sprint planning meeting to decide which tasks to commit to.

Introduce a work-in-progress (WIP) limit for each column on their board.

Increase the number of tasks in progress to keep everyone busy.

Which practice is a core principle of the Kanban framework?

Defined roles for Product Owner and Scrum Master

A team is currently using Kanban but is considering moving to Scrum. They want to adopt a framework that includes defined roles, a product backlog, and time-boxed iterations. Which change would they need to make?

Eliminate the retrospective and focus on continuous flow.

Introduce a product owner and scrum master, and start working in sprints.

Remove the daily stand-up and rely on asynchronous communication.

Keep the Kanban board but add WIP limits to each column.

A team is using Scrum and wants to adopt some Kanban practices to improve flow. They decide to add a WIP limit to their Scrum board. What is the primary benefit of this practice?

It guarantees that all work will be completed within the sprint.

It eliminates the need for sprint planning.

It reduces the amount of work in progress, which can reduce context switching and improve focus.

It removes the need for a product owner.

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A team using Kanban wants to improve their flow efficiency. They notice that too many tasks are being started before others are completed, leading to context switching and delays. Which Kanban practice should they apply to address this?
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Which practice is a core principle of the Kanban framework?
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A team is currently using Kanban but is considering moving to Scrum. They want to adopt a framework that includes defined roles, a product backlog, and time-boxed iterations. Which change would they need to make?
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A team is using Scrum and wants to adopt some Kanban practices to improve flow. They decide to add a WIP limit to their Scrum board. What is the primary benefit of this practice?
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Which of the following is a defined artifact in the Scrum framework?
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