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12 Tricks to Good-Looking Flow Metrics

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12 Tricks to Good-Looking Flow Metrics

12 Tricks to Good-Looking Flow Metrics

12 common anti-patterns to anticipate and combat so you can keep your transformation on track.

Flow Metrics provide a clear indication of whether value stream flow is sufficient to support targeted business outcomes (like revenue, cost, customer satisfaction and employee engagement). As large-scale enterprises and government agencies begin to adopt Flow Metrics, it’s easy to fall into the trap of massaging the metrics so they “look good” to the leadership team.

These bad practices, aka anti-patterns, prevent us from using the data to improve our daily work. To avoid this, the first step is to be aware of what these anti-patterns look like. Once you can identify them, you’ll then be able to address them and combat the behaviors.

We’ve put together a humorous take on the top 12 anti-patterns we often see at companies that utilize Flow Metrics. Download the eBook to access all 12 anti-patterns. We hope this will help you anticipate and combat some of these behaviors to keep your transformation on track!


Flow Metrics provide a clear indication of whether value stream flow is sufficient to support targeted business outcomes (like revenue, cost, customer satisfaction and employee engagement). As large-scale enterprises and government agencies begin to adopt Flow Metrics, it’s easy to fall into the trap of massaging the metrics so they “look good” to the leadership team.

These bad practices, aka anti-patterns, prevent us from using the data to improve our daily work. To avoid this, the first step is to be aware of what these anti-patterns look like. Once you can identify them, you’ll then be able to address them and combat the behaviors.

We’ve put together a humorous take on the top 12 anti-patterns we often see at companies that utilize Flow Metrics. Download the eBook to access all 12 anti-patterns. We hope this will help you anticipate and combat some of these behaviors to keep your transformation on track!