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Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum

Are you using ActionableAgile™ in a Scrum context? Well, good news! Our friends at ProKanban.org have just published a class called "Applying Flow Metrics for ...

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Analyzing WIP in ActionableAgile

WIP (or Work In Progress) is a flow metric that tells us how many work items are in progress at any given time in any process - that is items that have started ...

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Managing Work Item Age in ActionableAgile

Work Item Age is the elapsed time since the work item started. It is one of four key flow metrics alongside Cycle Time, Throughput, and WIP. Of the four flow ...

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What is probabilistic forecasting?

A probabilistic forecast is one that acknowledges a wide array of possible outcomes and assigns a probability, or likelihood of happening, to each. This makes ...

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Analyzing Throughput in ActionableAgile

Throughput is a flow metric that tells us about the rate work items are finished in a given process. ActionableAgile has multiple charts that can give you ...

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What is a Cycle Time Scatterplot?

The Cycle Time Scatterplot chart is arguably the best way to view your Cycle Time data - the total elapsed time it took for individual items to move from one ...

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Monte Carlo Simulations and Forecasting

When you hear Monte Carlo you probably have thoughts of the Formula One Grand Prix and extravagant casinos. At 55 Degrees, when we talk about Monte Carlo ...

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When forecasts differ from estimates

At 55 Degrees, we think probabilistic forecasting is great. Heck, it is a key feature in our products ActionableAgile Analytics and Portfolio Forecaster. By ...

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What if there is no right or wrong?

Sometimes you need to change your approach When I watch the news, read social media, or listen to arguments about how to do something, I am struck by how far ...

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Want success? Accept Uncertainty.

In business, the quest for predictability is universal. We all want to grab hold of the reality we face everyday and, somehow, bend it to our will. When we are ...