[Verse 1] Track the story points completed each sprint Velocity shows your team's rhythm and hint Plot the average on a chart so clean Shows your pace and keeps momentum keen When the numbers dance up and down each week Find the pattern that makes planning sleek [Chorus] Metrics tell the agile tale Burn it down and never fail Cycle time and throughput flow Lead time tells us what we know Charts and graphs that light the way Measuring success each day [Verse 2] Sprint burndown starts up high Watch the work line falling by Tasks complete as days go past Will you finish? Going fast? Release burndown shows the scope Months of progress, months of hope [Chorus] Metrics tell the agile tale Burn it down and never fail Cycle time and throughput flow Lead time tells us what we know Charts and graphs that light the way Measuring success each day [Verse 3] Burnup charts climb to the sky Showing work that's finished by Scope changes make the top line dance Progress climbs with every chance Cumulative flow reveals the queue Where the bottlenecks break through [Bridge] Cycle time from start to done Lead time waits for work begun Throughput counts what flows complete Escaped defects we must defeat From the backlog to deploy Metrics help us find our joy [Chorus] Metrics tell the agile tale Burn it down and never fail Cycle time and throughput flow Lead time tells us what we know Charts and graphs that light the way Measuring success each day [Outro] Seven metrics guide your team Velocity and burndown scheme Flow and timing, defects too Agile reporting sees you through
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