The amazing CFD, visualizing your workflow; Little’s Law

The Laws and the rules

Little’s law



Also, let’s remember the rule of three (wikipedia):

The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests that events or characters 
the story and engaging the reader.[1] The reader or audience of this form of text 
having three entities combines both brevity and rhythm with having the smallest 
appear knowledgeable while being both simple and catchy.

Studying the CFD, or cumulative flow diagram. It is a great visualization tool for teams managing flow using a Kanban system.

Exercise your agility (v0.2)

  1. What is the throughput on Week 6?
  2. What is the lead time (the average time in process)?
  3. What is the cycle time?

It is important to understand the difference between lead time and cycle time. They are different in that one is customer facing and the other internal to the team. I’m not a fan of reinventing the wheel, so check out this article from Stefan Roock. Work through the presentation below to get your answers.

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