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CAPM Practice: Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps

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A team member picks up a new task before completing an in-progress one because the current task is blocked. In Kanban, what should happen instead?
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Correct answer: The team should swarm to help unblock the current task rather than each member pulling new work and creating more WIP

Explanation

The Kanban principle of 'stop starting, start finishing' means when work is blocked, the right response is to help unblock it — not start more work. Team members should swarm around blocked items (providing assistance, escalating impediments) to get them moving again. Starting new work while other work is blocked increases WIP, lengthens cycle time, and delays value delivery.

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This question covers Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps under Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps (Agile Frameworks/Methodologies).

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