Kanban

Definition

Kanban in plain English

Picture a road trip budget: you planned 1,000 (BAC), you've spent 600 so far, and based on how fast you're burning cash you project the whole trip will cost $1,200 (EAC). The gap between the plan and that projection is the kind of story Kanban is trying to tell — not a random accounting label, a forecast of whether you'll finish over or under. Hold onto this precise job description: A flow-based method characterized by workflow visualization, WIP limits, flow management, explicit policies, feedback loops, and evolutionary improvement. On a stem, name whether Kanban is about timing, ownership, measurement, or delivery style — then eliminate the answer that borrows a cousin concept from the wrong phase.

Related Project Management Professional terms

• Variance at Completion (VAC)
• Capacity (adaptive)
• Accepted deliverables
• Activity
• Adaptive life cycle
• ADKAR Change Model
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Definition of Done (DoD)
• Analogous estimating
• Angoff method