Features

An organisational mechanic,
not another metrics dashboard.

OrgPulse watches five workflow signals and only fires a diagnosis when a real, sustained dysfunction pattern is confirmed. No noise. No vanity metrics. Just the problems that matter.

Diagnostic patterns

Five patterns. All the dysfunction that matters.

WARNING P-001

Chronic WIP Inflation

Work in progress has been rising for 4 or more consecutive sprints while throughput stays flat. Your team is starting more work than it's finishing — a classic sign of context-switching and hidden bottlenecks.

Signals watched WIP trend · Throughput trend · Absolute WIP vs team size
Typical actions Enforce WIP limits · Audit in-progress items · Review intake with stakeholders
WARNING P-002

Stalled Flow

Cycle time has become unpredictable — some items move quickly while others get stuck for days. The variance in how long work takes signals bottlenecks or dependencies that don't affect all work equally.

Signals watched Cycle time variance · Median cycle time · Sprint-over-sprint trend
Typical actions Escalate long-running blockers · Review external dependencies · Revisit work item sizing
WARNING P-003

Overloaded Team

WIP is more than 20% above your team's baseline while throughput has dropped more than 15%. Adding more work to an overloaded team slows everything down further.

Signals watched WIP vs baseline · Throughput vs baseline · Combined trend over 2+ sprints
Typical actions Reduce active WIP · Shield team from mid-sprint additions · Deprioritise lower-value streams
CRITICAL P-004

Quality Crisis Signal

Bug creation rate has risen more than 30% above your team's normal rate while throughput has also declined. Quality controls are under strain — pressured delivery is likely reducing time for testing and review.

Signals watched Bug creation rate vs baseline · Throughput trend · Combined in single sprint
Typical actions Review release process changes · Check quality gates · Address technical debt consciously
WATCH P-005

Invisible Backlog Pressure

Lead time is rising while cycle time stays stable — meaning items are waiting longer before work starts. The bottleneck is in your backlog queue, not in active delivery.

Signals watched Lead time vs baseline · Cycle time stability · Sustained trend over 3+ sprints
Typical actions Review and prune backlog · Check intake rate vs capacity · Clarify prioritisation process

Health score

One number. Full picture.

Every team gets a health score from 0–100 and a letter grade. Each active diagnosis deducts points. The score reflects sustained workflow health — not a single sprint's performance.

A
85–100 · Healthy No active diagnoses or minor Watch signals only
B
70–84 · Needs Attention One or more Warning-level diagnoses active
C
55–69 · Under Pressure Multiple patterns or one Critical diagnosis
D
40–54 · At Risk Sustained pressure; multiple Critical diagnoses
F
0–39 · Critical Severe dysfunction; immediate intervention needed

Score deductions

Watch diagnosis−5 points
Warning diagnosis−15 points
Critical diagnosis−30 points
The score reflects systemic health over time. Resolving a diagnosis causes it to recover gradually as the pattern clears.

False positive defence

OrgPulse doesn't fire on noise.

Every diagnosis must pass five layers of gates before appearing on your dashboard. A single bad sprint never triggers an alert.

14-day calibration gate

No diagnoses in the first two weeks. OrgPulse learns your baseline before comparing against it.

Confidence threshold

Patterns require ≥85% data completeness. Sparse or early-stage data cannot trigger a diagnosis.

Multi-sprint confirmation

Most patterns require evidence across 2–4 consecutive sprints. One-off abnormal sprints are ignored.

Personal baseline

Compared against your own team's history, not a universal benchmark. What's normal for you is what matters.

Team feedback loop

Mark a diagnosis "Not Accurate" and OrgPulse learns. After repeated signals, it automatically tightens that pattern's threshold.

See it working on your team.

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