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Cycle Time

The elapsed time from when work starts to when it's completed.

Key flow metric. Distinguished from lead time (starts when work is requested, not when it begins).

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Informal

, with varying formality

SAFe
Informal

, with varying formality

LeSS
Informal

, with varying formality

Nexus
Informal

, with varying formality

Related Terms

Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.