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Open source projects often incorporate similar principles and practices as Agile and Lean software development projects. Contrary to traditional organizations, the environment in which these projects function has an impact on process-related elements like the flow of work and value. Process metrics are typically employed during Agile Software Engineering projects as a means of providing meaningful feedback. This paper presents an exploratory study investigating whether these metrics can be beneficial to open source communities This knowledge will assist in educating open source ecosystems about the applications of agile software engineering and its variations in open source projects. We analyzed the GitHub project boards of 5 mature and large-scale open source projects, applying multiple agile/lean process metrics to explore whether interesting patterns emerged. The methodology used to collect these metrics and relevant findings are discussed in this paper. The original contribution of this research is to determine whether agile/lean process metrics are helpful in open source, as well as the opportunities and obstacles that may arise when applying agile and lean principles to open source software development.