LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
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This podcast features LeadingAgile SVP and Executive Consultant John Tanner who joins Dave Prior foo discuss how to take on a “Goal-Question-Metric” (GQM) approach to gaining clarity on how well Agile is being employed across the organization. Last Spring at Agile Day Atlanta, John led a session called “The GQM Approach to Agile Metrics”. The session was very well received and when we posted the video of John’s presentation and the slide deck he used, there was a great response and we thought it was worth digging a little deeper on.
SHOW NOTES
01:08 Interview Begins
02:18 Three distinct ways of looking at metrics
05:22 What is GQM and how does it work?
06:14 How does an organization know if they are asking the right questions?
08:33 How to know if your questions are well formed
10:00 How do we collect the data?
12:37 Interpreting the data
13:29 Metrics are not the answer. They are just data points that need to be investigated
16:29 Debating whether it is okay to ask the team NOT to work extra hours
17:47 The metrics are very seductive and can create an illusion of understanding
19:48 In their sexy Monopoly pajamas rolling around in money
21:00 GQM and Agile
22:09 For coaches - how to help your customer figure out what their goals actually are
23:25 Contacting John
24:08 Podcast Ends
CONTACTING JOHN
Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/john-tanner/
Email: john.tanner@leadingagile.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tannerjs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tannerjs
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannerjs/
Blog Post w/ Video and Slides: https://www.leadingagile.com/2017/05/agile-metrics-gqm-approach/
The GQM Book Referred to in the Podcast:
Aligning Organizations Through Measurement: The GQM+Strategies Approach (The Fraunhofer IESE Series on Software and Systems Engineering)
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Student QA: The No Mission Statement Blues w/ Derek Huether
Scrum Gathering 2017 w/ Maria Matarelli and Alistair Cockburn
Heart of Agile 2017: w/ Derek Huether and Dave Prior
Student Q&A: When the Chief PO defines the Release Plan without the PO or Stakeholders w/ Jim Hayden
Heart Of Agile and Volunteerism w/ Rob Lingle
Student QA: Defining Done with Scrum in a Marketing Team w/ Derek Huether
Student QA: Getting Hired in Agile w/ Rachel Howard
Calculating Cost of Delay w/ Marty Bradley
Using Scrum for a Greater Mission w/ Jon Horton from NewSpring Church
An Overview of Cost of Delay w/ Jim Hayden
The Value of Slack w/ Andrew Fuqua
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Should the PMO Go Away? w/ Marty Bradley
Agile in 2017: Is Culture Really The Issue? w/ Mike Cottmeyer
The Value of Not Productive Time: A Retrospective on Vacations w/ Derek Huether
Student Q&A: Coping with Reduced Capacity and Tracking Team Member Performance w/ Derek Huether
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