Facilitated by Ade Gee.
Agile is more than just daily standups and iterative delivery—at its heart, it’s a mindset centered around delivering maximum value with minimal waste. As Agile teams mature, the next frontier becomes Agile Flow—the ability to keep work moving smoothly through systems by reducing bottlenecks, waste, and unnecessary complexity.
That’s the focus of our April 2025 event: Agile Flow: Eliminating Waste & Optimizing Processes for Continuous Improvement. Whether you’re new to Agile or a seasoned Scrum Master, this session will give you actionable techniques to improve your flow and drive continuous improvement across teams.
What Is Agile Flow?
Agile Flow refers to the seamless movement of work items across the value stream. A healthy Agile flow enables faster delivery, greater visibility, and better alignment with business outcomes. Achieving flow means:
- Reducing task switching and overburdening
- Managing Work in Progress (WIP) effectively
- Eliminating non-value-adding activities
- Continuously inspecting and adapting processes
Learn more about Agile flow principles from Lean Enterprise Institute
Key Concepts Covered in This Session
1. Understanding and Mapping Your Value Stream
Participants will learn how to:
- Visualize current workflows
- Identify waste using value stream mapping
- Pinpoint bottlenecks and dependencies
2. Limiting Work in Progress (WIP)
Too much WIP kills flow. We’ll explore how to:
- Use Kanban boards to enforce WIP limits
- Balance throughput and cycle time
- Apply flow-based metrics like Cumulative Flow Diagrams
3. Agile Metrics That Matter
You’ll gain hands-on exposure to flow-centric metrics:
- Lead time
- Cycle time
- Flow efficiency
- Throughput
Visit Atlassian’s Agile Coach for more on Agile metrics.
4. Continuous Improvement with Retrospectives
Use retrospectives to reflect on flow health and identify systemic improvements. We’ll provide templates and real-world examples that your team can use immediately.
Who Should Attend
- Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches seeking better team performance
- Product Owners looking to deliver value faster
- Development teams struggling with workflow bottlenecks
- Managers driving organizational agility
How to Prepare for the Session
- Review Your Team’s Workflow Tools: Bring examples of how your team manages work today (e.g., Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps).
- Reflect on Past Retrospectives: Identify patterns or issues that repeatedly emerge.
- Explore Flow Frameworks: Read up on Lean principles or Kanban before the session to maximize your engagement.
See how companies like Spotify manage flow in distributed teams.
Benefits of Attending
- Identify and eliminate process inefficiencies
- Learn practical tools to boost delivery flow
- Collaborate with other Agile professionals facing similar challenges
- Contribute to and benefit from a shared library of Agile flow resources
Let your team flow—without friction. Join us for Agile Flow: Eliminating Waste & Optimizing Processes for Continuous Improvement and learn how to clear the path from idea to value.
