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One Law. Two Equations.
Little's Law's two forms can lead to two very different answers even when using the same dataset. How can one law lead to two answers?

Daniel Vacanti
4 min read


Is your workflow hiding key signals?
A card's position in a true workflow reflects how close or far away it is from realizing its potential value. Does yours?
Julia Wester
3 min read


Probabilistic vs. deterministic forecasting
Do you hear people throwing around words like probabilistic and deterministic forecasting, and you aren't sure exactly what they mean?
Julia Wester
5 min read


The Two Faces of Little's Law
Using Little's Law requires more than plugging numbers into an equation. It takes an understanding of the underlying assumptions as well.

Daniel Vacanti
5 min read


A (Very) Brief History of Little's Law
Did you know that a challenge from a student triggered John Little to create Little's Law? Did you know it didn't start with him? Read more!

Daniel Vacanti
5 min read


When an Equation Isn't Equal
Little's Law is an equation that relates three basic metrics of flow. As in equal. Not approximate. But it isn't that simple in reality.

Daniel Vacanti
4 min read


In God We Trust. All Others Bring Data.
Flow metrics are meaningless unless we know what data we need to capture to calculate them - like start and finish dates.

Daniel Vacanti
6 min read


The Four-Letter Word That Begins With F
As much as Flow is talked about in Lean-Agile circles, there really aren't many reliable definitions for what Flow actually is.

Daniel Vacanti
4 min read


All Models Are Wrong. Some Are Random.
This post is for those who really like to geek out on the inner workings of Monte Carlo Simulations!

Daniel Vacanti
3 min read


Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum
Using ActionableAgile™ and Scrum?Learn about the new class from ProKanban.org called "Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum."

Daniel Vacanti
1 min read
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