Throughput

Throughput should be reported as the number of items-or some indication of their value-that were delivered in a given time period. Throughput should be reported as a trend over time. The goal is to continually increase it. Throughput is very similar to the Agile ” velocity” metric.

In the first instance it it important to be able to report the raw number. As your team matures and becomes more sophisticated, you may be able to report the relative size, such as the total number of story points, function points, or some other measure of quantity. If your organization is very sophisticated, you may be able to report the value of the work delivered as a dollar amount.

In general, throughput is one of the most crucial Agile performance metrics. It gives you great details into your team’s real capabilities, so you can better plan how much work you can deliver in a given period. Combining average throughput and cycle time can become the secret weapon for any team looking to improve their project delivery’s predictability.

To measure the throughput of your team week-by-week, you can use the Throughput Run Chart. There, you can see how many work items teams can complete, analyze their average throughput, and use that as an input for future planning activities.

Reference

Kanbanize – https://kanbanize.com/

Kanban – David J. Anderson