Project management discipline

Agile & Flow

Use empirical delivery data to manage flow, forecast work, and expose bottlenecks.

Management question

How predictably does work flow through the delivery system?

8 focused tools

Frame

State the decision and the audience before selecting a metric.

Confirm status date, units, baseline, source owner, and confidence.

Record the conclusion, decision owner, threshold, and next review.

Available analyses

Compare remaining work with the sprint trajectory.

Use completed work history for release forecasting.

Measure completed work per unit of time.

Measure how long active work takes to finish.

Measure end-to-end customer waiting time.

Visualize WIP, flow stability, and bottlenecks.

Estimate usable team capacity for a sprint after applying availability and focus factors.

Estimate the number of sprints and calendar time required to complete a remaining backlog using demonstrated team velocity.