{"id":78775,"date":"2026-07-12T02:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78775"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:49:22","slug":"kanban-where-would-you-set-the-limit-in-progress-or-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78775","title":{"rendered":"kanban? Where would you set the limit: In Progress or Review??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Kanban<\/strong>, you can set WIP limits on both<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Progress<\/strong> and Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

They should have separate limits<\/strong>, because they control different types of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your slide says WIP limits are the maximum number of items allowed in each workflow stage<\/strong>, used to prevent overload and identify bottlenecks early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple board example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Column<\/th>Should it have WIP limit?<\/th>Example limit<\/th>Why<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
To Do<\/strong><\/td>Usually no strict limit<\/td>No limit \/ large limit<\/td>This is waiting work.<\/td><\/tr>
In Progress<\/strong><\/td>Yes<\/strong><\/td>3<\/td>Prevents team from starting too many tasks.<\/td><\/tr>
Review<\/strong><\/td>Yes<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>Prevents review\/testing from becoming overloaded.<\/td><\/tr>
Done<\/strong><\/td>No<\/td>No limit<\/td>Finished work can accumulate.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Best classroom answer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We set WIP limits on the active work columns, especially In Progress<\/strong> and Review<\/strong>.
In Progress<\/strong> limit controls how much work the team starts.
Review<\/strong> limit controls how much work is waiting for testing, approval, or feedback.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Suppose the team has 4 people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Column<\/th>WIP limit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
In Progress<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Review<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n