Agile Metrics & Reporting Flashcards
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In a DA multi-team program, which artifact is typically used to aggregate individual team metrics into a program-level health view?
Answer: Program-level Kanban board or integrated metrics dashboard
An integrated program metrics dashboard or program Kanban board rolls up team-level data to give program leadership a holistic flow and health view.
A DA coach wants to measure how much of a team's capacity is spent on non-value-adding activities. Which metric is most appropriate?
Answer: Waste ratio (non-value-adding time / total time)
Waste ratio directly quantifies lean waste by comparing non-value-adding activity time to total elapsed time, highlighting improvement opportunities.
When a DA team shifts from story points to throughput-based forecasting, the primary benefit is:
Answer: More objective, count-based forecasts that don't require estimation of size
Throughput-based forecasting uses historical count of completed items per period, removing subjective size estimation and improving forecast accuracy.
In DA, the 'stability' of a team's flow is best assessed by examining which statistical property of their cycle time data?
Answer: Standard deviation or spread of cycle time distribution
Low standard deviation in cycle time indicates a stable, predictable process; high spread signals variability that undermines reliable forecasting.
Which DA guidance best describes how to handle a metric that consistently shows 'green' but stakeholders remain dissatisfied?
Answer: Question whether the metric actually measures what stakeholders value and replace it if not
Persistent stakeholder dissatisfaction despite green metrics is a signal that the metric is measuring the wrong thing; DA coaching should surface and correct this misalignment.
In Disciplined Agile, 'Return on Investment (ROI) per feature' is best tracked at which cadence and level?
Answer: Portfolio or product level at release or quarterly cadence
Feature ROI requires enough elapsed time post-release to observe business impact, making portfolio-level quarterly or release cadence most appropriate.
A DA coach is helping a team select their first three metrics. Which selection criterion aligns most closely with DA's GQM approach?
Answer: Choose metrics that directly answer the team's most important current improvement questions
GQM starts with goals and questions, so metrics should be chosen because they answer the specific questions the team needs to answer to improve.