Metrics!

you

get

what

you

measure

Metrics

Create metrics that focus on:

Delivering business value

Fostering trust

And will not taking away ownership

Look for trends not exact measures

Metrics

Rule of thumb: 5-7 metrics

Motivates the right behaviors

Is not a weapon against others

Inspires improved performance

Designed to measure processes, not people

Are simple to measure and simple to

understand

Net Promoter Score

integrity matters

Trust

how do you

define

integrity?

Metrics

Must be seen to be honest

and allow for honesty.

Failure to be honest

creates barriers

between delivery teams

and business

Measurements

Measure results. They can’t be gamed.

Measure learning. Not punishment.

Watch out for Vanity Metrics

How do we know agile is

working?

Decrease in cycle time

Decrease in generated

defects

No increase of

technical debt

Increased efficiency of

resource use

Agile Success

Agile Maturity

Agile Maturity

Agile Maturity

Use Net Promoter Score for agile practices

adoption

“Would you recommend this practice to a

peer?”

10-9 Yes! (Promoter)

8-7 Neutral (Satisfied)

0-6 No way! (Detractor)

Anonymous responses

By team will detect systemic issues

Team Collaboration

Customer Value

Team Agreements

Sustainable Pace

Release Planning

User Stories

Done, Done, Done

Automated Testing

Continuous Integration

Product Owner

Scrum Master

Agile Maturity Practices Examples

Agile Maturity Example

the

agilemindset

Agile Mindset Metrics

Weighted measure of

agile culture and mindset

Rating is:

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Includes a trending

notation

Highest Weight Measurements

Delivery

My team is

motivated and

delivers high value,

high quality

software on a

regular cadence

Improvement

My team is learning

and getting better at

delivering high value,

high quality software

on a regular cadence

Highest Weight Measurements

Highest Weight Measurements

TeamI would recommend

this team to a friend

or colleague.

Expectation Management

Risk Management

Prioritization

Domain Experts

Tracking Progress

Dependency Management

Empowerment

Team

Tools

Technical Practices

Quality

Agile Measures