Agile camp2016 dont fear the data

DON’T FEAR THE DATA

July 12 2016

LET’S HAVE A QUICK CHAT In measuring a team’s predictability, here is some

data sprint over sprint:Units Committed Units Delivered % Predictable

50

50

50

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50

40

60

?

100%

80%

80% or 120% ?

?

WE NEED SOME DATA

I’VE HEARD THIS BEFORE“You can’t fix what you can’t measure”“People fear what they don’t understand”

“You’re being judged no matter what. So be who you want to be.”

DECISION ENABLERS

MEASURE THE RIGHT STUFFLook for trendsUse data to help improveBuild / measure / learn

WHO’S LOOKING AT THIS?What do we want to measure?What will it tell us?Who will consume it?How will they use it?

Does the metric incent the right behavior?

REMEMBER: 1 data point does not tell the entire story!

EXERCISE #1Word pairing

Take the worksheet provided and pair the metric with the description of each

Discuss at your table

SPRINT BURNDOWN

BURNUP CHART

CFD

VELOCITY

EXERCISE #2Good Team / Bad Team?

By use of thumbs up/thumbs down, vote whether the scenario is a good team or a bad team

EXERCISE #2 – SCENARIO 1Good Team / Bad Team?

Team A has delivered 30 units of work consistently for 10 sprints in a row.

Team has done 10 sprints Team dynamic is constantly changing

EXERCISE #2 – SCENARIO 2Good Team / Bad Team?

Team B has an average velocity measure of 75 story points

Trend is 100, then 50, then 100, then 50 Last 4 sprints are 76, 72, 78, 74

EXERCISE #2 – SCENARIO 3Good Team / Bad Team?

Team C has a predictability measure of 50%

They’ve done 2 sprints They have been together for 10 sprints

METRICS ARE YOUR FRIENDSMeasure to learn and improveMeasure the right stuff with the right intention Avoid vanity metrics If you don’t like what you see, make decisions to

change

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