WIP Limit
In plain terms
A cap on how many tasks can be in progress at once.
Going deeper
A Work-In-Progress limit restricts concurrent tasks to expose bottlenecks and improve flow, central to Kanban. It forces finishing before starting.
Under the hood
Lower WIP reduces context-switching and lead time; pulling new work requires finishing current work.
Examples
Kanban, flow optimization, reducing multitasking, bottleneck exposure.
Think of it like...
Like a kitchen rule that only three dishes cook at once so none get neglected.