Agile Metrics & Reporting Flashcards
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In Disciplined Agile, which metric category focuses on whether the team is building the right product for customers?
Answer: Effectiveness metrics
Effectiveness metrics measure whether the team is delivering value that actually satisfies customer needs, not just output.
A DA team notices their cycle time has tripled over three sprints. Which investigation step should come first?
Answer: Examine the work-in-progress (WIP) limits and queue depths
Rising cycle time usually signals WIP accumulation or blocked queues, so examining those limits is the most direct diagnostic step.
Which reporting approach does Disciplined Agile recommend to replace traditional status reports in a team-of-teams context?
Answer: Visual management boards with pull-based information
DA promotes visual management and information radiators so stakeholders can pull relevant data rather than receiving push reports.
What does the metric 'value delivered per sprint' primarily help a DA coach assess?
Answer: Alignment between backlog priorities and business outcomes
Value delivered per sprint ties completed work to business outcomes, helping coaches verify that prioritization decisions are creating real value.
In DA, 'predictability' at the program level is best measured by comparing which two things?
Answer: Planned PI objectives vs. achieved PI objectives
Program Increment predictability is calculated as the ratio of achieved PI objectives (business value) to planned PI objectives.
Which DA principle best explains why teams should avoid solely tracking output metrics like story points?
Answer: Delight all stakeholders
DA's 'Delight all stakeholders' principle requires measuring outcomes that matter to stakeholders, not just internal output proxies.
A Disciplined Agile Coach wants to assess team improvement over time. Which metric combination best reflects both speed and quality?
Answer: Cycle time and escaped defect rate
Combining cycle time (speed) with escaped defect rate (quality) gives a balanced view of how effectively the team delivers releasable work.