How Productive Was Your Sprint? Pattern Analysis

Uncovering Bottlenecks and Inefficiencies

1. Identify long-running statuses: Look for statuses where issues have spent significant time. These statuses may indicate bottlenecks or inefficiencies in your process.

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2. Analyze patterns: Examine trends across multiple sprints to identify recurring issues or patterns hindering your team's productivity.

For example, we generated reports on the last three sprints using the Pivot view table. We can evaluate how much the time in the In Progress status has changed depending on the number of tasks, and we can also “dive deeper” and see which tasks have spent a lot of time.

This will give us an understanding of whether we are planning sprints and allocating resources correctly.

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3. Implement improvements: Based on your findings, make necessary adjustments to your workflow, such as streamlining processes, clarifying expectations, or reallocating resources.

Continuous improvement is not just a necessity; it's a shared responsibility. Each team member plays a crucial role in this; your flexibility is critical to success. 

If reports show that some of the assignees are spending more and more time on specific tasks over time, they may need additional training. 

Do tasks often get stuck in the On Review status and then return to In Progress? Then, make sure they are set according to SMART and that you are not asking for the impossible to be done.

Has the time in the Testing status become infinitely long? Are the developers hurrying to make them as fast as possible and not caring about quality?

There are many questions, but a detailed analysis will always bring the right answers and insights to help you take your team's productivity to a new level.