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Kanban that actually flows. Designed from your real data.
Stop managing static tickets. The 9-step STATIK wizard turns messy workflows into calibrated WIP limits, deterministic lead-time distributions, and predictable delivery from day one.
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Requests
Anyone can add
Clean up refund reason codes
IntangibleReword order cancel notice
Standard
Ready to pull
1 in progress, limit 4Done criteria written
Export settlement report as CSV
Fixed date0dDue Nov 4
In development
3 in progress, limit 3Reviewer assigned
Card payment retry logic
Standard3dVerify PSP webhook signatures
Standard5dBlockedWaiting for PSP test key
Stop stacked coupons
Standard1d
In QA
1 in progress, limit 2On the test server
Speed up order history page
Standard14dOver SLE
Released
- Validate shipping address
- Tidy receipt email copy
- Payment failure log retention
How to read the board
- Cards in column / WIP limit
- Commitment point: lead time starts here
- Blocked: shown with the reason
- Over SLE: open longer than 85% of past work
A typical Kanban board does not show flow. It hides bottlenecks.
Why teams burn out and abandon Kanban within their first month:
WIP limits regulate incoming flow, delivering work steadily at a predictable pace (85% within 12 days).
- 01Common Trap
Defaulting to arbitrary columns
To Do, Doing, Done does not show where work waits, when commitment begins, or why handoffs fail.
- 02Common Trap
WIP limits pulled from thin air
Unfounded limits cause immediate friction. When limits break constantly, teams delete them entirely.
- 03Common Trap
The blind 'When will it be done?' trap
Without historical lead times, every delivery date is a blind guess. With real distribution data, you answer with certainty: '85% within 12 days'.
STATIK: Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban
Design a tailored Kanban system from how your team actually works today. 9 structured steps. 30 to 60 minutes for an engineering leader to produce a production-ready draft.
Workflow
Map actual work phases into columns and establish the commitment point.
Triage -> [Commitment Point] -> In Dev -> Code Review -> QA -> Delivered.
Understand
Steps 1 to 2Decide who the team serves and what frustrates delivery today.
- 01
Service purpose
Define in one clear sentence what the service delivers and to whom.
- 02
Sources of dissatisfaction
Gather complaints inside and outside the team to anchor the reason to improve.
Measure
Steps 3 to 4Measure incoming demand and baseline delivery speed with data.
- 03
Demand profiling
Categorize incoming work by type and analyze arrival frequencies.
- 04
Capability analysis
Measure delivery velocity using historical lead times and throughput data.
Design
Steps 5 to 9Set columns, classes of service, WIP limits, and cards, then finalize with your team.
- 05
Workflow
Map actual work phases into columns and establish the commitment point.
- 06
Classes of service
Define Expedite, Fixed Date, and Standard classes with strict entry policies.
- 07
WIP & team policies
Calibrate column WIP limits and specify pull criteria as explicit team agreements.
- 08
Card design
Customize visible metadata fields displayed on the card face.
- 09
Socialize & finalize
Share interactive draft links with your team, gather feedback, and launch the board.
- Every step is modular. Skip ahead and resume whenever ready.
- No historical CSV? Begin with heuristics; metrics will flag SLE targets as hypotheses.
- Share review links with teammates to collect consensus before opening the board.
Deterministic Metrics. Pure Flow Mechanics.
Zero guesswork. Every metric is computed deterministically from your immutable event log. Same log, identical result, every single time.
Lead Time & The 85% Service Level Expectation (SLE)
Lead time is calendar days from first commitment to delivery. The 85th percentile uses nearest rank without interpolation, guaranteeing that your expectation is rooted in real historical events.
- Start Point
- First commitment: calendar day a card crosses the commitment point
- End Point
- Delivery date (Delivered column)
- Time Unit
- Calendar days, Asia/Seoul timezone
- Percentile
- Nearest rank, zero interpolation
Lead time distribution
Days across, items upSample data, 30 items
Throughput Tracking
Measure delivered work items per cadence. Read alongside lead time to verify steady, sustainable delivery flow.
WIP Aging Telemetry
Track active days directly on every card. Instantly flags items running past your 85% SLE expectation.
Soft WIP Limits with 1-Tap Telemetry
Moving past WIP limit never hard-blocks urgent work. A gentle prompt captures the reason in one tap, preserving delivery flow.
Strict Single-Item Expedite Lane
Expedite work gets a dedicated single-slot lane. Strict limit of 1 active item stops priority inflation and protects focus.
Explicit Team Policies
Document pull criteria per column and entry rules per class. Displayed directly on the board for the entire team.
Privacy-Preserving AI Copilot
Requires explicit admin opt-in. Sensitive identifiers, emails, and phone numbers are masked before sending. Full control without AI.
CSV Import for Analysis Only
Upload past ticket CSVs solely to model historical demand and baseline SLE. Never pollutes your board with dummy cards.
Granular Blocked Time Accounting
Block reasons and duration stay in the log, uncovering external dependencies and handoff bottlenecks during retrospectives.
How the Closed Beta Works
We are onboarding 3 to 5 pilot engineering teams. Workspaces are provisioned via private one-time access codes.
- 01
Request Access
Share your team size, tech stack, and current workflow via email.
Step 01 - 02
Receive One-Time Passcode
We issue a dedicated single-use workspace provisioning key.
Step 02 - 03
Sign In & Provision
Authenticate with Google or GitHub and unlock your isolated workspace.
Step 03 - 04
Launch with STATIK Wizard
Complete the guided design in under an hour and invite your team to the board.
Step 04
Experience Flow Before Writing a Single Line of Code
Walk through the full STATIK design wizard, interactive board, and flow analytics directly in your browser. Closed beta invitations are open.