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kanban

A board with cards in the columns “Ready to start”, “In progress” and “Done”. It shows all the work and how much of it is going on at the same time.

The Phoenix Project, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

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• The Phoenix Project, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
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  A card or other signal that tells the previous station what to make and how much, to replace what was taken.

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