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AGILE-PROJECT-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Diagnose the Flow Blockage

Diagnose a sprint flow blockage and choose an intervention based on WIP, aging, and Sprint Goal risk.

The board Eight started, one Done, two goal-critical cards aging in Review. The team needs to manage flow, not collect another status round. Flow diagnosis Signal -> Cause -> Intervention Use WIP, age, and rework signals to choose a system intervention that moves value toward Done. Do not start more More started work makes most bottlenecks worse. A board-driven plan for the next day. Manage the item flow that threatens the Sprint Goal first. Read the signal Step 1 Review has four cards, limit two. Two are goal-critical and older than three days. What signal matters most? Choose intervention Step…

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