Workflow Dashboard — Bottleneck Detection & Throughput Optimization

Meridian Software · Sprint 42 (Day 6 of 14) · 38 Engineers + Designers across 4 Teams

North-Star Metric

15.2 items/week

Target: 17.5 (+15%)

Goal: Increase weekly deliverable throughput by 15% within one quarter by eliminating the top two structural bottlenecks identified through queue depth and cycle-time analysis.

Queue Depth Critical

In Dev (Limit: 12)

+154% over limit

Cycle Time P95

18.4d

Days (vs P50: 6.2d)

+2.1d vs last sprint

Blocked Task Ratio

22%

9 of 41 active items

+7pp week-over-week

Flow Efficiency

38%

Active / Total Time

-4pp vs sprint 41

WIP Violations

Events (last 7 days)

+3 vs prior week

Rework Rate

8.5%

Items returned

-1.2pp improvement

Queue Depth by Stage

Cycle Time Percentile Distribution (Last 90 Days)

Stage Entry vs. Exit Rate (7-Day Rolling)

Handoff Latency by Stage Transition

WIP Limit Violation Frequency (Last 30 Days)

Throughput Rate by Item Type (Items per Week, Last 12 Weeks)

Aging WIP Distribution (Items by Days in Current Stage)

Stage	0–2d	3–5d	6–10d	11–15d	>15d	Total
Backlog	5	3	2	0	0	10
Ready	4	2	1	0	0	7
In Dev	6	8	9	3	2	28
Code Review	3	2	1	0	0	6
QA	5	3	2	1	0	11
Deploy Ready	2	1	0	0	0	3

Currently Blocked Items (9 Active)

Item ID	Stage	Blocker Reason	Days Blocked	Owner
PROD-3428	In Dev	Waiting on API spec from Product	8	Team Alpha
PROD-3441	In Dev	Dependency on infra migration	6	Team Bravo
PROD-3455	Code Review	Reviewer on PTO until Mon	3	Team Charlie
PROD-3462	QA	Test env down for upgrade	2	Team Delta
PROD-3468	In Dev	Blocked on design feedback	4	Team Alpha
PROD-3471	In Dev	Resource contention (capacity)	5	Team Bravo
PROD-3478	QA	Clarification needed from PM	2	Team Charlie
PROD-3482	In Dev	Third-party lib issue	1	Team Delta
PROD-3485	QA	Regression in staging env	1	Team Alpha