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Managing Work Item Age in ActionableAgile
Our feature-rich Aging Work in Progress chart is key in helping you improve process predictability.
Julia Wester
2 min read
Analyzing WIP in ActionableAgile
WIP (or Work In Progress) is a flow metric that tells us how many work items have started but not yet finished.
Julia Wester
2 min read
Analyzing Throughput in ActionableAgile
Throughput is a flow metric that tells us about the rate work items are finished in a given process.
Julia Wester
3 min read
What is probabilistic forecasting?
Forecasts that can acknowledge multiple possible outcomes and assigns a probability to each.
Julia Wester
6 min read
What is a Cycle Time Scatterplot?
A scatterplot lets us see Cycle Time data in the context of time, making it the best way to view Cycle Time!
Julia Wester
2 min read
Monte Carlo Simulations and Forecasting
Monte Carlo simulations help you provide forecasts for fixed scope or fixed date situations using your data.
Julia Wester
4 min read
What if there is no right or wrong?
The world isn't as binary as we make it out to be. Learn to operate in the spectrum between extremes.
Julia Wester
5 min read
Is it time to get rid of all the managers?
Perhaps not quite. Check out my 2019 Oredev talk on how managers can still make a positive impact.
Julia Wester
1 min read
Velocity alone doesn’t measure success
Neither does Throughput or any other single metric. Read one customer's journey with metrics.
Julia Wester
4 min read
Want to succeed? Start by accepting uncertainty.
We like to believe that if we just do our jobs well, we can prevent any and all surprises. That's plain wrong.
Julia Wester
5 min read
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