We Want Facts Not Stories

Agile enables development teams to bring major benefits to software customers. Functionality is delivered faster and closer to business needs than was possible with old ‘waterfall’ processes.

However, Agile processes have a significant weakness – their use of ‘Story Points’ for performance measurement and estimating. Story Point measurements may be meaningful in individual teams but cannot be relied on to help measure performance across teams. Nor can the resulting data be used to help with budgeting or estimating a new project in its early stages (ie. managing ‘Agile-at-Scale’ activities).

All essential processes that management relies on for budgeting, estimating and controlling Agile-at-Scale activities need a more reliable and objective measure of work-output than Story Points. Any of the ISO standard methods for estimating or measuring software size can meet this need.

COSMIC, IFPUG and Nesma have collaborated to produce a report that shows how their methods can be used to manage Agile-at-Scale activities. This can be achieved whilst leaving existing Agile processes unchanged at the team level.

Would you like a free copy of: ‘We prefer Facts not Stories – Managing Agile Activities Using Standardized Measures’?

Explore ISBSG Resources

Estimation

Accurate estimations are essential for the success of your project.

Explore >

Productivity

Determine the factors that impact your project’s productivity.

Explore >

Agile

Learn about productivity, estimation and team size in Agile.

Explore >

Benchmarking

Compare your project’s estimates to the best in the software industry.

Explore >

Maintenance & Support

A significant proportion of your IT systems’ budget may be spent on maintenance and support.

Explore >

Sizing

Learn about the importance of software size, as an important factor in estimating cost.

Explore >

Outsourcing

Discover how customer satisfaction, cost-effectiveness and quality can be maintained with outsourcing.

Explore >

Project Control

Learn about the factors that affect the schedule and budget of your project.

Explore >

ISBSG Partners

 
isbsg
ifpug
unison

ISBSG Limited

isbsg

(ABN 16 081 497 636)

ADDRESS

Ground Floor
470 St Kilda Road
Melbourne
Victoria 3004
Australia

Email: staff@isbsg.org

Subscribe to the ISBSG Newsletter

Find out about the latest news and events in the world of software metrics.

© Copyright – ISBSG 2024

Privacy Policy                       Disclaimer                    Terms and Conditions