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Make sense of queues, work in progress, forecasting, and team capacity. These concepts explain why a busy team can still struggle to finish work.

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  • Percentile forecast

    Percentile forecast is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Planned capacity

    Planned capacity is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Planning cadence

    Planning cadence is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Planning horizon

    Planning horizon is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Planning interval

    Planning interval is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Portfolio capacity

    Portfolio capacity is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Prioritization framework

    Prioritization framework is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Priority class

    Priority class is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Probabilistic delivery date

    Probabilistic delivery date is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Product backlog

    Product backlog is a concept used in software delivery planning to describe a condition, relationship, estimate, or decision about engineering work.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Pull criteria

    Pull criteria are explicit conditions used to decide whether work is ready for the next stage. They protect flow by preventing items from entering a step when required information, capacity, or quality conditions are missing.

    Flow and capacity planning

  • Pull system

    A pull system starts or advances work when the receiving stage has capacity and the item meets its policy. Pulling controls WIP and makes the decision to begin work visible.

    Flow and capacity planning