Measuring Team Performance in Kanban: Cumulative Flow Diagram

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The approaches of measuring team effectiveness in Kanban are numerous – it would probably be possible to list dozens of metrics designed to evaluate this technique. However, in order to keep it simple, we will discuss the two of the most common metrics used to evaluate Kanban performance – and will provide a few insights on what you can learn from them. The most common approach of measuring team performance at Kanban is Cumulative Flow Diagram or CFD. If the curve is flat at certain periods of time, that should warn you that the team is either working on more complicated tasks or is less productive. If there are less tasks in progress, they tend to be finished more rapidly, and hence contribute to a streamlined, smooth team performance.

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