Knowledge update lead time

How quickly does an approved change become usable throughout the work?

Calculation & scope

Median and 95th percentile elapsed time from knowledge-change approval to verified use by every identified in-scope consumer.

Evidence to prepare

Change approvals, dependency map, propagation logs and acceptance tests. Show incomplete changes and their age; distinguish urgent and routine updates.

Suggested owner & cadence

Knowledge owner + Technology owner / monthly

Useful during

Build; operate; improve

Interpretation & action

A fast central update can leave downstream consumers stale. Test retrieval and application in the workflow before marking propagation complete.

Connected Perspective

Enterprise Knowledge Backbone

Treat knowledge distribution as an operating responsibility.

An RPL operational definition. Agree the population, observation window, baseline, tolerance and accountable owner before adopting it.

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