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What is downstream?

Activities from the receipt of a request to its delivery.

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Downstream

Refers to the activities from the receipt of a request to the completion of the service for a customer in Agile and Lean philosophies.

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Upstream

In contrast, upstream involves everything that happens before the actual execution, such as product discovery or backlog definition.

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Kanban

Uses the concept of downstream to manage workflow, with a focus on visualizing and optimizing the entire process.

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Metrics

Some metrics used to observe the efficiency of upstream are Lead Time and Cycle Time.

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Scrum

Although not explicitly named, Scrum also implies upstream activities through the management of the Product Backlog by the Product Owner.