Quick answer
Kanban for software: backlog → dev → review → deploy with WIP limits and pull signals — flow metrics (cycle time, throughput) instead of velocity, deployments on demand not on sprint ends.
The board
Backlog → Ready → Dev → Code review → Testing → Deploy — the real pipeline as columns.
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Pull signals
Empty slots signal ‘bring more’ — upstream pull, not push; WIP limits enforce it.
Metrics
Cycle time per class, throughput, WIP age — flow metrics that find bottlenecks.
Deploy cadence
Independent of planning — ship when ready, release ≠ sprint boundary.
Bottom line
Kanban for software: backlog → dev → review → deploy with WIP limits and pull signals — flow metrics (cycle time, throughput) instead of velocity, deployments on demand not on sprint ends.
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