Manage the work in progress (WIP) limit on the Kanban board

Last update: Tue Aug 27 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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You can configure a Work In Progress (WIP) limit for each column on the Kanban board, as described in the article Configure Kanban.

The WIP limit is simply a visual warning and does not restrict your team from having more items in each status column than the limit you set.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan

Any

Adobe Workfront license

New: Standard

Current: Work or higher

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

View the Work In Progress (WIP) limit on the Kanban board

When a WIP limit is configured for your agile team, it is displayed in the upper-right corner of each column on the Kanban board (except for the Complete column).

Any time the limit is exceeded for any column on the Kanban board, the limit is highlighted in red and a message is displayed.
WIP limit

Update the Work In Progress (WIP) limit from the Kanban board

Team members with Edit rights can update the WIP limit for each status column directly from the Kanban board. Alternatively, you can update the WIP limit as described in the article Configure Kanban.

Click the Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon in the upper-left corner, then click Teams.
(Optional) Click the Switch team icon , then either select a new Kanban team from the drop-down menu or search for a team in the search bar.
On the Kanban board, locate the WIP limit in the upper-right corner of each column on the Kanban board.
Click the WIP limit you want to modify, then specify a new limit.
Press Enter.

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