Metrics in Agile
I've been meaning to write a blog post all about metrics for a very long... It's a really important subject and one that doesn't get spoken about anywhere near enough - I also plan to come back and add to this as time allows. Metrics in Kanban as opposed to Scrum is perhaps more common place, Kanban is much more a case of bench marking where we are, Conducting 'experiments' and measuring the result before rolling back or continuing. But, Good metrics not only allow you to understand the effects of experiments made but also allow you to start planning with at least something approaching a scientific methodology! Although admittedly it does take more effort than the old finger in the air, double it + a safety margin trick that! Below are some of the main metrics I use regularly. Flow efficiency I love this little metric - It gives a quick indication as to how efficient your process is. The exact way you record it might differ based on what you're try...