Step 2: Read the work

How do I read the Flow board?

OPS-05
Everyone
WhenWhen you follow a release
Time5 minutes
You needSigned in

You see where every card of a release is in the main process, and where work piles up.

Being checked

The acceptance queue is coming soon. This card is updated when it is on screen.

Steps

  1. To open the Flow board, open Board and the tab Flow, then pick a release.One column per of the main process, with the release's cards in them.Board, Flow tab, with the Ledger 2.0 release picked and the "Bottleneck:" line above the stage columns.
  2. To read where a card is, look at its column.A card sits in the stage its least advanced open task has reached. A card whose work has reached no stage yet sits under No stage evidence.
  3. To see where work stays longest, read the line above the columns.Bottleneck: names the stage whose cards have the longest median time in that stage, counted over the cards in it now. No bottleneck measured means the cards there have no measured time yet; with no cards there is no line.
  4. To see the work in human acceptance, read the line In human acceptance: above the columns.The number of cards a tester is checking on a test machine, then each tester's name with their count. A tester with no cards is left out. The line takes you to the S9 column.
  5. To read one card, open it.The card panel opens beside the board; see the next card in this guide.
Why it matters

The bottleneck stage is where cards stay longest; help there speeds the release most.

Background
Source: Amphora Ops specification and acceptance checks