Week 6 · Adaptive Planning Program

27. Sprint Planning and Kanban Boards

30 min

By the end you'll be able to

Plan sprint cycles with appropriate scope
Use Kanban boards to visualize workflow
Apply WIP limits to optimize team productivity

Once your backlog is built, execution begins in time-boxed periods known as Sprints. This lesson introduces the Sprint cycle and the use of Kanban Boards to visualize workflow across “To Do,” “In Progress,” and “Done” columns.

We discuss the critical concept of Work in Progress (WIP) limits, a tool designed to prevent team burnout and bottlenecks by restricting how many tasks can be active at once.

Practice quiz

Question 1
What are the three columns the lesson names for a basic Kanban Board?
- Idea, Funded, Closed
- To Do, In Progress, Done
- Adopters, Implementers, Maintainers
- Plan, Do, Study
Question 2
What problem do Work in Progress (WIP) limits address?
- They prevent team burnout and bottlenecks by restricting how many tasks can be active at once
- They guarantee every task finishes on the same day
- They eliminate the need for a Product Owner
- They set the total budget for the sprint
Reflection 3
What is a Sprint, and why does the lesson describe it as ‘time-boxed’?

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