Questions tagged [metrics]
In PM, metrics are measures of things. Defining, selecting, applying, or calculating measurements of progress or activity on a project.
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Sprint Goal and Failure of a Sprint
My organisation is pushing for strictness on what they consider a Sprint Failure or not.
They have decided that if there are any User Stories not fully completed (as per the DoD) at the end of the ...
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How do you measure risk?
As a related question to: What's the best definition and explanation of project risk?
What is the most useful way of measuring risk? I've been thought it's best to measure it in additional monetary ...
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What SMART goals can I set for myself as a new Scrum Master?
I'm transitioning from a Project Manager to a Scrum Master, and I need to come up with some examples of SMART goals for the new role. The goals are for my Annual Performance Reviews where I will be ...
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How can I track the work done by a remote team of coders?
I just started a project with a team of coders working remotely. I trust that they will get the job done, but I want a way to track their progress day to day. I know they are using a Git repository to ...
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How can I measure the performance of individuals within Scrum?
I know it should not be done, but I'm tasked by my company to measure the performance of each person on the Scrum team. What would be a "not so bad" way of doing it?
P.S. I cannot let the team decide ...
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What are some agile (scrum) metrics? [closed]
I'm interested in learning what types of metrics can be used in the following areas:
Productivity
Quality
Responsiveness
Customer Satisfaction
Employee Satisfaction
Predictability
...and what makes ...
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Team velocity fluctuates a lot, how to find the root cause?
I have plotted my team burn up chart and its velocity per iteration. To me it looks really bad (velocity fluctuates a lot). What should I be looking for to diagnose the root cause of this behaviour?
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What metrics to keep through out the life of the project?
Apart from the regular cost/scope/time metrics that every project contains, I am interested in knowing if I can include a few more metrics that will trigger alerts on future projects.
Let me ...
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How Do You Calculate Schedule Compression Ratio?
Schedule Compression Ratio
How do you calculate schedule compression ratio?
When and why would you do it? What does it tell you? What benefit does this bring to a project manager?
Are there ...
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What are the metrics for a good SRS (Software Requirement Specification)?
I have been searching but all that I have found is the characteristics of a good SRS (Software Requirement Specification). What are the metrics that you could use to ensure that the set of ...
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How to evaluate task duration?
Another question came up about estimation of budget and time plan estimates for a project. In my answer, I stated that the ground knowledge for time estimate was experience. Does anyone knows a more ...
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If SAFe must be continuously calibrated and measured in ideal days, why does the framework say recalibration is unnecessary?
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SAFe says you don't need to recalibrate estimation, but requires estimates and other metrics to be normalized across one or more Agile Release Trains. Context, question rationale, and the ...
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Should we count a story that is no longer required by Client/PO/Management in our velocity?
We have finished a story which is no longer required by the Product Owner (PO) or Management. The completed story is not going to add any business value. What should we do in this case? Should we ...
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How do I elicit measurable business objectives in the real world?
A very common theme in project management/software engineering resources is that goals should be SMART. This question is targeted to the "M" in SMART: Measurable.
The examples commonly found in ...
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