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Agile Physics — The Math of Flow

Short, practical explanations of the mathematics behind flow, queues, utilization, parallel work, and cycle-time distributions.

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By Troy Magennis

Lesson 3 of 8 · System Utilization

System Utilization Key Points Pop Quiz

Check your understanding of variability, utilization, and queueing time.

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Check your understanding

3 questions

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Question 1

What variability impacts the queueing time most?

Question 2

Is 80% utilization always the point where queuing time exponentially grows?

Question 3

If there is NO variability of cycle time or arrival rate, can I make my developers work at 100% utilization?

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