Agile cycle time and lead time
Agile cycle time and lead time
Cycle time
Cycle time clock starts when work begins on the request, and ends when the item is delivered.
Cycle time is a more mechanical measure of process capability.
Cycle time is the time between two successive deliveries.
To improve Cycle Time
Reduce Number of Things in Process
Improve Average Completion Rate
Reduce rework
High visibility of blockers and active removal
Analysis to identify items that are too large.
Lead time :
Lead Time is the time between the initiation and delivery of a User Story.
How to calculate cycle time
Total Cycle Time = Number of things in process /Average Completion Rate
Example: 1 week = 4 Items / 4 per week
Cycle time vs Lead time
Lead time :
Lead Time is the time between the initiation and delivery of a User Story.
In our case it is the time a Story enters the Deployed stage minus the time the story has entered the Backlog stage.
Story 34 has entered the Backlog in day 4, and enters the Deployed stage on day 11;
Lead time equals 7 days (day 11- day 4).
Cycle Time :
Cycle time is the time between two successive deliveries.
In our case it is the time between two stories entering the last stage– Deployed stage
In this case, 34 enters the Deployed stage on day 11, then two days after, the next story– Story 37–enters the
Deployed stage;
Cycle time equals 2 days (day 13 – day 11).
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