FlowMetricsCSV
Flow Metrics For Everyone
FlowMetricsCSV is a tool that creates visualizations of Flow Metrics based on any CSV input.
It's an easy way to visualize Flow Metrics without needing money or permission, as it's free and does not need any admin permissions to get data out of your systems.
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Try it out today - See Installation Details in GitHub
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Key Features
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Flow Metrics Visualization made simple: Analyze your Flow Metrics without having to install costly extensions or the need for admin rights on your Work Tracking System
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Privacy-Focused: Runs locally, with no connection to third-party services needed
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Flexible: Almost all tools can export CSV files, which is the only input the tool needs
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Cross-Platform: Based on Python, which runs on virtually any operating system
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Free: Download and try it out at no cost
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Open-Source: All code is hosted on GitHub for full transparency​​
Sample Use Cases
If you are just getting started and wonder how to use this, here are some ideas:
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Cycle Time: Check where your 50th and 85th percentile are and ask your team and stakeholders whether they are happy with this
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Estimation vs. Cycle Time: How close to actual time were your initial estimates?
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Started vs. Finished: Are you able to keep a balance between starting items and closing items? If not, what might be the reason and what can you do about it?
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Throughput: Are you able to close items consistently or do you spot any patterns (like closing everything at the end of the week)?
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Work in Process: How much do you have in progress on a daily base? Is the trend stable or going up or down? And in which direction would you like it to go?
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Work Item Age: How long are the unfinished items of your process already in progress? Is anything stuck or is work flowing through it smoothly?
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Process Behaviour Charts: Are you operating within the bounds of predictability?
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Check out FlowMetricsCSV on GitHub or reach out if you need support.