{"id":78763,"date":"2026-07-12T02:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78763"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:14:56","slug":"throughput-is-it-used-in-scrum-as-a-metric-or-only-for-kanban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78763","title":{"rendered":"throughput is it used in scrum as a metric or only for kanban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Throughput can be used in Scrum too. It is not only for Kanban.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Throughput is more strongly associated with Kanban and flow-based systems.<\/strong><br><strong>Velocity is more commonly used in Scrum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Kanban<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughput means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number of work items completed during a period, such as 12 tickets per week.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Kanban uses continuous flow, throughput may be measured daily, weekly, or monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Scrum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughput can mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number of Product Backlog Items or user stories completed during one sprint.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Sprint<\/th><th>Completed stories<\/th><th>Throughput<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Sprint 1<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8 stories\/sprint<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sprint 2<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>10 stories\/sprint<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sprint 3<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>9 stories\/sprint<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average throughput:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 stories per sprint<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Throughput vs velocity in Scrum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Metric<\/th><th>Measures<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Velocity<\/strong><\/td><td>Total story points completed in a sprint<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Throughput<\/strong><\/td><td>Number of items completed in a sprint<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team completes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>totaling 28 story points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughput = 6 stories<br>Velocity = 28 story points<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important limitation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughput can be misleading when work items have very different sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completing 10 tiny stories is not necessarily better than completing 5 large, valuable stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Throughput is usable in both Scrum and Kanban, but it is a core flow metric in Kanban. In Scrum, velocity is more traditional, while throughput can provide an additional view of how many items the team finishes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REF: AI Tools\/ChatGPT as i<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughput can be used in Scrum too. It is not only for Kanban. However: Throughput is more strongly associated with Kanban and flow-based systems.Velocity is more commonly used in Scrum. In Kanban Throughput means: Number of work items completed during a period, such as 12 tickets per week. Because Kanban uses continuous flow, throughput may &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78763\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1661],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agile-","item-wrap"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78765,"url":"http:\/\/bangla.sitestree.com\/?p=78765","url_meta":{"origin":78763,"position":0},"title":"Scrum board vs Kanban board","author":"Sayed","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Scrum board and a Kanban board may look similar, but they manage work differently. 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