Flow Metrics
Throughput
Flow Metrics
Throughput
Description
The number of items completed within a specific period.
How We Calculate It
Using your project management tool, we retrieve all items that reached the Done column within a given period.
Why It Matters
Monitoring Throughput is essential to understand the team’s delivery capacity over a specific period. Consistent and high Throughput indicates a productive and efficient team, while variations or low values may signal issues or bottlenecks in the process.
How to Use Throughput
Use Cases
- Productivity Assessment: Use Throughput to evaluate team productivity over time and identify trends or changes in efficiency.
- Planning and Capacity: Utilize Throughput data to plan for future sprints or work periods, helping to predict the team’s delivery capacity.
- Identifying Improvements: Analyzing Throughput can help identify areas in the process that may be optimized to improve delivery speed and efficiency.