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CAPM Exam Prep 65, Kanban — WIP Limits and Pull System

Business Exam Prep··12 September 2026·3 min

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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - That Kanban is a pull system where work is started only when capacity exists, unlike push systems that rely on forecasts. - How Work-In-Progress (WIP) limits are the core Kanban mechanism for managing flow and preventing team overload. - How to identify exam questions describing a bottleneck (e.g., a piled-up column) and know that WIP limits are the tool that surfaces this issue. - The key difference between Kanban (continuous flow) and Scrum (fixed-length Sprints), a common point of confusion on the exam. - The mnemonic "Stop starting, and start finishing" to remember that Kanban prioritizes completing tasks to deliver value, not just beginning them. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep