First Kanban Board for Beginners: 3 Columns and a WIP Limit to Cut Half-Done Work

First-time kanban builders use this beginner template to set up To Do, Doing, and Done with a WIP limit (Doing capped at 3 cards), cutting half-finished work with a weekly session to clear jams. The whiteboard walks through the To Do, Doing, and Done columns, a frame for the WIP limit and finish line, the 5-step way to move a card, the 3 moves for a stuck card, a Monday/Wednesday/Friday check table (3 rows by 3 columns), and a weekly reflection note. The task board mirrors it with the same To Do, Doing (max 3), and Done columns, opening with 4 parent tasks and 12 subtasks - from setting up the columns and the WIP limit through running it for a week and clearing the weekly jam - all not started. Add columns without a plan and cards just pile up unfinished, but working this board top to bottom sets how you choose columns, cap Doing, and handle stuck cards in week one.