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Lead Time

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

Always longer than cycle time. Used in SAFe flow metrics. Less formal in other frameworks.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

SAFe
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

LeSS
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Nexus
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Related Terms

Cycle TimeFlowThroughput
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.