Which flow metric is used to forecast - 'how many items will be done for the date'? I had following question in my PSK assessment. > Which flow metric is used to forecast - how many work items will be done for the date'? > > 1. Throughput > 2. Work Item Age (WIA) > 3. Cycle Time (CT) > 4. Work in Progress (WIP) > Statement of the question is very tricky and hard to answer. Is it about forecasting for work items for a date (daily bases) or a forecast about specific date? What can be the valid answer? Can any one help? Here are reference docs: * 4 Key Flow Metrics and how to use them in Scrum’s events * Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams

I'm not sure what is unclear. From your own reference:

> **Throughput** : The number of work items “finished” per unit of time.

So if you get asked: "How many units do you finish in an amount of time", this would be the obvious metric to make predictions. "We finish 5 units per day on average, so we should be able to finish around 30 by Friday next week".