Overview
What this challenge is about.
Map the platform team's current workflow (intake to deploy) and design a Kanban board with 5-7 columns, explicit WIP limits per column, and a class-of-service swimlane for emergencies. Define a weekly replenishment meeting (what gets pulled in), a daily standup format suited to flow (not status), and a fortnightly operations review. Run a 2-week pilot, measure cycle time, throughput, and unplanned-work ratio before and after. Deliver the board template (Linear or Jira), a facilitator's guide for each ceremony, and a 3-page rollout recommendation.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Replace a failing Scrum cadence with a Kanban flow system that controls work-in-progress and protects roughly 5 platform engineers from interrupt-driven chaos.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply Kanban principles (visualize work, limit WIP, manage flow) to a real team
- Design class-of-service policies for mixed planned + interrupt work
- Measure flow metrics (cycle time, throughput, work-item age) end-to-end
- Facilitate Kanban ceremonies that serve flow, not status reporting
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