Figure 7-8. A cumulative flow diagram The Kanban Method offers a comprehensive way to manage the flow of work through the product development value stream by using the following practices: Visualize workflow by creating a board showing the current work in process within the value stream in real time. Limit work in process by setting WIP limits for each process block and queue within a value stream, and updating them in order to trade off lead time against utilization (how busy people are). Define classes of service for different types of work and the processes through which they will be
