Kanban Method Explained: 6 Core Practices

Quick answer

The Kanban Method: visualize the work, limit WIP, manage flow, make policies explicit, implement feedback loops, improve collaboratively — the evolutionary-change framework built on six practices.

The six practices

Visualize; limit WIP; manage flow; explicit policies; feedback loops; collaborative improvement — the whole method.

Start where you are

Kanban changes from current process, not a reorganization — evolutionary by design.

The cadences

Daily replenishment/review, ops review — Kanban has meetings, on demand not timeboxes.

Metrics

Cycle time, throughput, WIP age — flow metrics for a flow system.

Bottom line

The Kanban Method: visualize the work, limit WIP, manage flow, make policies explicit, implement feedback loops, improve collaboratively — the evolutionary-change framework built on six practices.

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