DA DA Metrics, KPIs & Performance Measurement

Question 1

In Disciplined Agile, which category of metrics focuses on measuring the outcomes delivered to customers rather than internal team activities?

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Outcome metrics

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Output metrics

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Process metrics

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Activity metrics

Question 2

What does the Disciplined Agile concept of 'flow efficiency' measure?

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The percentage of time work is actively being worked on versus waiting

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The number of features delivered per sprint

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The ratio of passing tests to total tests

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The team velocity compared to capacity

Question 3

In the DA toolkit, which metric is used to measure the predictability of a team's delivery cadence?

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Velocity variance

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Throughput

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Lead time

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Cycle time consistency

Question 4

According to Disciplined Agile, what is the primary risk of relying solely on velocity as a performance metric?

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Teams may game the metric by inflating story points rather than improving real productivity

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Velocity is too difficult to calculate accurately

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Velocity does not account for team size differences

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Velocity ignores technical debt accumulation

Question 5

Which DA principle guides teams to use metrics for learning and improvement rather than for performance evaluation of individuals?

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Create psychological safety

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Optimize flow

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Be pragmatic

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Delight customers

Question 6

In Disciplined Agile, 'leading indicators' differ from 'lagging indicators' in that leading indicators:

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Predict future performance trends before outcomes occur

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Are measured at the end of a project

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Only apply to financial metrics

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Require more historical data to calculate