Lean from the Trenches (for Linda Teigland) by Henrik Kniberg

Author:Henrik Kniberg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pragmatic Bookshelf
ISBN: 978-1-934356-85-2
Publisher: The Pragmatic Bookshelf, LLC (333373)

We highlight buffer columns by writing “Queue” in red next to the column title.

It is very useful to distinguish buffer columns from WIP columns, since buffers are clearly waste—the features in there are just sitting there waiting, right? The larger the buffer, the longer things take!

Think of your mailbox again. The longer you let stuff accumulate in there, the longer it takes for you to get around to reading any given letter. This translates into waste. You’ll need a bigger mailbox, your friends will be frustrated because it takes forever to get a response from you, and your bills won’t get paid on time.

Yet, sometimes we need a small buffer to ensure smooth flow between two processes. For example, the rate at which features get developed doesn’t always perfectly match the rate at which features get system-tested. This type of buffering can be seen as a “necessary waste.”

Imagine a factory, where work items (such as envelopes) flow from left to right:

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