Kanban board with lead and cycle time example

Manage your workflow in a dynamic way with the Kanban board example template

If you’re a fan of Agile project management, you know how important time management is. Two of the most important time frames in Agile planning are lead time and cycle time, and understanding how these time frames compare to one another is crucial if you want to optimize your project team’s efficiency. Fortunately, you can use a Kanban board example to accurately compare and improve your lead time and cycle time.

In Kanban methodology, lead time is the time from when your team commits to doing a project to when the project is completed. This might include the moment a request enters your workflow to the moment the requested work item is delivered.

Cycle time is the amount of time an individual or team actually spends on a work item. This time does not include any time the request may have spent in the workflow before someone started working on it.

Ideally, you want to reduce your lead time and increase the cycle time so they closely match. Just sharing the data with your team, however, doesn’t always have the motivating impact that you might want.

This is where a Kanban board comes in handy. This organizational tool provides a dynamic way to visually compare components of your project process and more easily identify and eliminate bottlenecks, optimize your backlog, and improve efficiency. With Lucidchart, you can use a Kanban board with lead and cycle time examples to customize for your projects.

Use the Kanban board example template in Lucidchart

Lucidchart’s template comes with a Kanban chart example already in place. You can study this example to learn more about Kanban charts and then edit the template to fit your own needs.

To customize the template, add it to your workspace and then:

Add the information for your team.

Fill out cards related to your team’s to-do’s.

Link data to your diagram, such as project requirements and documents.

As you collaborate, share the template with your team through Lucidchart’s integrations with Slack, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.