S1E19 Kanban increases people utilisation

Kanban is often misunderstood as a method only focused on increasing people's utilisation, but this belief is just one of the misconceptions surrounding Kanban. In this episode, Soma and Orod delve into three essential Kanban practices: setting Work in Progress (WIP) limits, visualising work, and managing flow. Orod highlights that implementing WIP limits sure not to keep people constantly occupied but also allows for necessary slack time, which is crucial for optimizing and improving the system. They also shed light on how to measure flow efficiency and explain how the key Kanban metric, Lead Time, can help managers and individuals shift their focus towards outcomes rather than fixating on people's utilisation.