Flow & Lean
How work moves — and where it stalls. Work in progress and its limits, queues and wait time, batch size, bottlenecks, and the five thieves of time: Lean's vocabulary, sharpened for software delivery.
108 terms filed here — every definition a credited primary source.
- A3Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- Activity ModelProject to Product
- additive manufacturingOvercoming Barriers to Industrial DevOps
- aged workOutput to Outcome
- Andon cord2 books define this
- artifact networkProject to Product
- batch size of oneThe DevOps Handbook
- behavioral ninja moveSooner Safer Happier
- blocking dependencies1.5: Track Dependencies Using Simple Tools and Remove Blocking Dependencies
- born in doingHow to Visualize Impacts to Your Workflow & Metrics
- cadenceIndustrial DevOps Reader's Guide
- Capacity UtilizationMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Conflicting Priorities2 books define this
- Constraint2 books define this
- contentionCoordination Costs and Rewiring Organizations to Win With AI
- Context SwitchMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- context wagonOperations: The Last Mile Problem For DevOps in the Enterprise
- cycle of dependencyProject to Product: Practical Realities at a Large Scale Enterprise
- Cycle Time5 books define this
- debt workProject to Product: Lessons From a Year of Data Driven Flow Diagnostics
- delivery loopOutput to Outcome
- Failure Demand2 books define this
- Feature Driven DevelopmentMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- First-In, First-Out (FIFO)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- FlowMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- flow channelFlow Engineering – Learning to Lead from the Inside Out
- Flow Distribution3 books define this
- Flow Efficiency4 books define this
- Flow EngineeringFlow Engineering
- Flow FrameworkProject to Product
- flow itemProject to Product
- Flow Load4 books define this
- Flow MetricsMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- flow statesProject to Product
- Flow Time2 books · 1 talk
- Gantt ChartMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- GembaProject to Product: Lessons From a Year of Data Driven Flow Diagnostics
- heijunkaFlow Engineering
- improvement blitzThe DevOps Handbook
- improvement kataThe DevOps Handbook
- incrementalizationWiring the Winning Organization
- iterationIndustrial DevOps
- jidoka2 books define this
- Kanban2 books define this
- Kingman’s FormulaMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Lead Time3 books define this
- Lean4 books define this
- Lean Coffee2 books · 1 talk
- Lean PizzaLightning Talk: Lean Pizza
- maintenanceA Seat at the Table
- making work visibleMaking Work Visible: How to Unmask Capacity Killing WIP
- Neglected Work2 books define this
- on-ramp gapFlow Engineering
- Outcome Loop improvement mechanismOutput to Outcome
- PDCAAccelerate
- PDCA cycleModule 6 / Lesson 28: Assigning Ownership and Measuring Progress
- PI planningDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- product value streamProject to Product
- program incrementDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- project-oriented managementProject to Product
- Pull System3 books · 1 talk
- push systemPredictability: No Magic Required
- QueueMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- queuing theoryDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Scope creep2 books define this
- Scrum2 books define this
- SegmentFlow Engineering
- self-synchronizationWiring the Winning Organization
- sequencingNavigating the New Reality
- software flowProject to Product
- story pointsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- streamTeam Topologies
- stream-aligned team3 books · 1 talk
- stream-aligned teamsTeam Topologies
- synchronizationIndustrial DevOps Reader's Guide
- Task GraphVibe Coding
- theory of constraints4 books define this
- thrashingFlow Engineering
- Throughput2 books define this
- ticketThe DevOps Handbook
- Time-BoxMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- time thievesProject to Product
- to-be process designDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Too much WIPNavigating the New Reality
- Too Much Work-in-Progress (WIP)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- Treadmill-itisThe Flow Doctor Will See You Now
- Unknown Dependencies2 books define this
- Unplanned Work3 books · 1 talk
- user storyIndustrial DevOps
- Value-Added TimeFlow Engineering
- Value AggregationUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- value stream4 books · 4 talks
- value stream mapping5 books · 1 talk
- Value Stream NetworkProject to Product
- value streamletApplied Industrial DevOps
- variabilityMaking Work Visible
- visibility gapFlow Engineering
- Wait Time3 books define this
- WasteFlow Engineering
- WIP Limit2 books define this
- Work-in-Progress (WIP)3 books define this
- Work Item3 books define this
- Work Item Profile (or Flow Distribution)Flow Engineering
- work item typesHow we used Kanban in Operations to Get Things Done
- Work StateMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- workflow1 book · 2 talks
- Zombie ProjectMaking Work Visible, Second Edition