Productive Teams
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go
to work.”Stephen King
”Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able
to do before” Franz Kafka
How to improve productivity?
WAIT! In order to improve….
We need…
How to measure productivity?
Measuring Productivity
Your answer here…
Features CompletedKPI
GoalsBurndown
Estimated vs ActualStory points
ROI Per feature% of defects
Features Completed* Tracking closed features* Stories accepted as done* Kanban board
Goals / KPI* Define Key Performance Indicator* Measure* Action plan* BI Tool* Publish results
Burndown* Compare against the mean* Raises flags to act
Estimate vs Actual* Estimate is just a guess* When we do not need to estimate?*
Story Points* Complexity* Planning poker* Discussion
ROI per feature* Who does it?* Maybe is cost of features…* How are you spending your time* Shorter Feedback cycle
% of defects* What produced the bug?* Unit tests but Acceptance testing
Team Dynamics
Team has multiple roles
Project ManagersDevelopers
AnalystsDBAs
OwnersDesigners
Best &Worst
Your answer here…
About Devs* Analysis paralysis* Lack of Timeliness* Poor communication* Hatred for users* Egos
About Managers* Deadline driven* Micromanagement* Powerpoint & Gantt* People as resources
About BAs
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