Example: Incidents & Ops
Scenario: SRE team handling alerts, maintenance, and small improvements.
- Kanban fit: Visualize
Expeditelane for incidents, strict WIP limits,pullpolicies. - Metrics: Watch
work item ageandlead timefor expedited work. Keep a smallStandardWIP for improvements. - Lean lens: Reduce
waitingby automating runbooks; cutmotionby centralizing dashboards.
Result: Faster recovery, fewer half-started tasks, space for proactive work.


