In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore Kanban — the lean, flexible method that helps teams visualize their workflow, limit chaos, and continuously improve without the ceremony of traditional Agile frameworks.

You’ll learn:

• The core principles of Kanban: Visualize work, limit WIP, manage flow, make policies explicit, implement feedback loops, and improve collaboratively

• How to use Kanban boards to manage bottlenecks and spot blockers in real time

• Why WIP limits are the secret weapon for reducing context-switching and burnout

• The difference between Kanban and Scrum, and when a hybrid approach might be best

• How Value Stream Management expands Kanban thinking across the entire org — helping you optimize for real value delivery, not just task completion

Whether you’re leading a dev team, wrangling cross-functional work, or trying to make sense of 97 sticky notes on your board, this episode gives you a clear and flexible framework for making work visible — and improving it as you go.