Work In Progress - items that have started but not yet completed in a process or system. High WIP levels often indicate bottlenecks and reduced efficiency.
Acronym from 'Work In Progress', popularized in lean manufacturing and later adopted by software development. The concept dates to early manufacturing efficiency studies in the 1900s.
WIP is like having too many browser tabs open - each one uses mental resources and slows everything down. Limiting WIP is counterintuitive but powerful: doing fewer things simultaneously actually gets more things done faster!
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