Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum

Is your team answering the same three questions at the Daily Scrum but not seeing any work move? Are you overcommitting to every sprint and stuck with endless carry-over? Do your retrospectives feel like the same conversations with little impact?

Then your Scrum Team needs Flow Metrics! In this course, you will learn how to leverage four simple data points to help your Scrum Team break the cycle of endless status and move towards informed decisions, accurate planning, and actionable improvements.

Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum will teach you not only how to identify how much work to plan but also how to accurately forecast when individual work will be done in a Scrum Team’s context. Predict delivery, deliver on time.

Course Details

Supercharge your scrum using the power of flow metrics. After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate your understanding of Flow Metrics for Scrum with our online assessment that evaluates your knowledge and provides guidance on areas to improve. Upon passing, you will receive the “Professional Flow Metrics for Scrum” (PFMS) certification and badge through Credly.

Outcomes

This course teaches how to leverage metrics for accurate Sprint Planning, use forecasts to organize work in progress, track progress toward key deliverables, identify opportunities for team improvement, and refine Product Backlog Items to enhance flow.

Topics

This course explores flow metrics like WIP, Work Item Age, Cycle Time, and Throughput, their application to Scrum events, flow analytics including CFDs, scatterplots, and Monte Carlo simulations, and practical guidance on collecting and analyzing the right data to get started.

Audience

This course is for team members, leads or scrum masters responsible for the success and continuous improvement of scrum teams.

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