Bottleneck identification helps teams find and fix problems in their workflow that slow things down. For example, if a team notices that tasks get stuck in the "Review" stage for too long, they can identify that as a bottleneck. Regularly checking how work is moving through the pre-determined process helps teams spot common delays or areas where resources are limited. Teams can look at both numbers (like how much time tasks spend in each stage) and team feedback to find these problem areas.

Regular team check-ins, like retrospectives, give teams a chance to talk about any new bottlenecks before they affect deadlines. Solutions could include changing the way work is done, shifting resources around, or adding automation tools to make things faster. For example, if the testing phase is always delayed, the team might decide to automate some of the testing to speed it up.