Agile metrics in action : how to measure and improve team performance / Christopher W. H. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Christopher W. H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agile software development.

Project management.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

How to measure and improve team performance

Place of Publication:

Shelter Island : Manning, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summary Agile Metrics in Action is a rich resource for agile teams that aim to use metrics to objectively measure performance. You’ll learn how to gather data that really count, along with how to effectively analyze and act upon the results. About the Book The iterative nature of agile development is perfect for experience-based, continuous improvement. Tracking systems, test and build tools, source control, continuous integration, and other built-in parts of a project lifecycle throw off a wealth of data you can use to improve your products, processes, and teams. The question is, how to do it? Agile Metrics in Action teaches you how. This practical book is a rich resource for an agile team that aims to use metrics to objectively measure performance. You’ll learn how to gather the data that really count, along with how to effectively analyze and act upon the results. Along the way, you’ll discover techniques all team members can use for better individual accountability and team performance. Practices in this book will work with any development process or tool stack. For code-based examples, this book uses Groovy, Grails, and MongoDB. What’s Inside Use the data you generate every day from CI and Scrum Improve communication, productivity, transparency, and morale Objectively measure performance Make metrics a natural byproduct of your development process About the Author Christopher Davis has been a software engineer and team leader for over 15 years. He has led numerous teams to successful delivery using agile methodologies.

Contents:

Measuring agile performance

Observing a live project

Trends and data from project-tracking systems

Trends and data from source control

Trends and data from CI and deployment servers

Data from your production systems

Working with the data you're collecting: the sum of the parts

Measuring the technical quality of your software

Publishing metrics

Measuring your team against the agile principles.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781638350453

1638350450

9781617292484

1617292486

OCLC:

919515484