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Throughput

The amount of work completed per unit of time.

Used in Kanban and SAFe. Proxy for team productivity (with caveats).

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

VelocityFlowLittle's Law
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.