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Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 2, Chapters 1 and 2, Wilt the Stilt and Variation Defined

This week we begin the read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability by Daniel S. Vacanti in earnest covering Chapters One and Two. These two chapters provide a statistical cautionary tale and then go on to define variability. The definition of variability is a foundation that much of AA Volume II builds on. Continue reading Untitled

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SPaMCAST 777 - Re-release SPaMCAST 486 - Daniel S Vacanti, Actionable Agile Metrics

This week we are on our annual holiday. We are toiling away editing audio and doing voice exercises to bring you new and exciting content and will be back next week!  In the SPaMCAST 777 we re-release SPaMCAST 486 – Daniel S Vacanti, Actionable Agile Metrics. The idea of flow metrics has fundamentally changed my perspective on how to use metrics. I have to thank Mr. Vacanti for starting me on the…

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SPaMCAST 741 - Flow Metrics In Planning, A New Product Owner, Essays and Conversations

Planning is an important component of getting work done. Planning is not, however, creating and delivering work. Minimizing the amount of time spent planning but not under planning is almost mind-numbingly difficult. Flow metrics are tools to maximize the value of planning while minimizing the time spent on planning. Over the next few entries in the Software Process and Measurement Blog, we will…

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Neglected WIP and Two Simple Usage Examples

Neglected WIP and Two Simple Usage Examples

One of the most common problems teams face is starting more work than they complete. The reasons this occurs are both myriad and legendary. The impacts of teams starting more work than they complete, range from quality problems to increased support costs. Maybe the most critical outcome is lost trust. All these problems stem from letting work sit around once started while you do something else.…

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SPaMCAST 725 - Neglected WIP, Examples, What Do With The QA Lead, Essays and Conversations

SPaMCAST 725 – Neglected WIP, Examples, What Do With The QA Lead, Essays and Conversations

Play Now! One of the most common problems teams face is starting more work than they complete. Neglected WIP is the gap between all the work you say you are working on and the stuff you are doing. The natural vagaries of office life can cause an item to get stuck due to someone being out sick or because your co-worker hit the lottery – stuff happens. A little might be ok, but more is bad. When…

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Neglected WIP

Work In Process (WIP) is a simple concept. The simplest definition of WIP is any piece of work started and that isn’t complete. It does not matter whether it is being worked on or waiting for a decision or the next step in the process. If a team pulls two pieces of work and starts working only to discover that they need to have a meeting in a week to decide on a course of action, they both are…

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SPaMCAST 688 - Flow Metrics Not Velocity, TIme and Work Entry - Complexity, Essays and Conversations

SPaMCAST 688 – Flow Metrics Not Velocity, TIme and Work Entry – Complexity, Essays and Conversations

Continuous improvement through inspecting and adapting is a core tenant of an agile mindset, which dovetails well with every executive’s need to deliver the most value possible.  Measurement is an important tool to help teams and organizations ask the right questions at the right time. Flow metrics, not burndowns and velocity, need to be a big part of any IT organization’s approach to…

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Majestic SEO raised the bar after taking a look at page and domain metrics in the industry.  Majestic now uses an iterative process – flowing through our web graph – to give you easy-to-understand numbers on how effective a URL is based on the flow of a characteristic through the web.