Finding the right metrics to help teams is sometimes difficult. Learn how one organization addresses this issue and helped to create a culture of experimentation.
Blog Post: https://www.spikesandstories.com/agile-metrics-team-useful/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jlgXQtbvzls
High Resolution 際際滷s: https://www.spikesandstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AgileMetrics.pdf
3. Who am I?
Lead Scrum Master at Study.com
Author of a popular agile blog at
www.spikesandstories.com
U.S. Marine veteran
4. Corps Business
Reward failure. Someone who never fails
probably isnt pushing the envelope.
Aim for the 70% solution. Its better to decide
quickly on an imperfect plan than to roll out a
perfect plan when its too late.
Experiment obsessively. Even the most
successful organization will eventually stop
winning if it doesnt explore radically new
approaches.
6. What metrics
will my teams
find useful?
Working software is the primary measure of
progress.
7. How did the
journey
begin?
Inspired by Troy Magennis
Marrying thoughts from Mike Cohn and Jeff
Sutherland
Leverage existing lean start up mindset
Created during a company hackathon
8. What are
attributes of
good metrics?
Within teams influence
Trend based
Leading indicators
Have a credible story
9. What are
attributes of
bad metrics?
Just convenient to capture
Trailing indicators
Individual value based
Gaming leads to bad
10. What are our
goals?
Inspire richer team conversations
Craft framework for team experimentation
Measure in multiple dimensions
Ensure tension between dimensions
19. How does this help us experiment?
Plan
Brainstorm
Hypothesize
Communicate
01
Do
Collect Data
Collaborate
Check In
02
Check
Decide Next Steps
Analyze Findings
Communicate
03
Done
Document Details
Plan for Next
04
20. What have we
learned?
Getting started was easier than we expected
Leadership support isnt enough
The map is not the territory
With data comes baggage
Gaining team engagement is challenging