The effect of Agile on the bottom line of a company is spectacular. It comes in the form of cost reduction, improved team chemistry, and faster time to market. Effectively applying Agile to a business involves knowing how to measure success. Teams that can keep a data-based and realistic overview of their progress can increase their productivity, work quality, and ability to satisfy customers. Agile metrics can help them make this happen. They are used to measure how much a team’s work affects the end user. When making an agile metrics dashboard, teams must consider every measurement’s efficiency and quality.
How Agile Metrics Work
Agile metrics can cover various aspects like team health, productivity, and quality. Originally, these metrics were used in software development; however, they are applied to different kinds of businesses today. Therefore, they can be diverse, complementing the different workflows, but following the same principles. Typically, project managers in Agle should establish and monitor the metrics alongside the project roadmap that the team and related stakeholders agree upon.
Importance of Agile Metrics
Agile metrics are meant to help project managers and leaders direct team members toward continuously improving based on real-life data from past work cycles. The metrics provide teams with a realistic picture of work in progress and finished projects. They help teams deliver value to end users as well as promote creativity and transparency. With Agile performance metrics, teams can avoid micromanagement and carrying out work just to complete tasks. Also, teams can concentrate on project development.
When Agile metrics are compiled for senior executives, measurements should be done accurately and effectively. This allows executives to stay up-to-date about the progress of a team or project. Teams can use Agile metrics to make reports for all related stakeholders.
Kinds of Agile Metrics
Every Agile methodology often embraces a different set of metrics to measure productivity and quality. Aside from using metrics that are important to members of one’s team, it is important to use metrics that are specific, simple, and applicable to a project. The following are the common kinds of Agile metrics:
- Scrum. The burndown chart and team velocity are the most significant metrics in Scrum. The methodology prioritizes rapid and predictable product delivery.
- Kanban. Central metric is the cumulative flow in this type of Agile metric. The methodology is focused on solid organization and good workflow.
- Lean. In this metric, lead and cycle time are important metrics, underlining the flow of value to the end user.
Lynn Martelli is an editor at Readability. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and has worked as an editor for over 10 years. Lynn has edited a wide variety of books, including fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and more. In her free time, Lynn enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family and friends.
