Measure Time to Detect Defects
When I was young I read a study by TRW done in the ‘60s that measured the cost of fixing a defect that was detected at different points in the development cycle. If the developer who wrote the defect found it immediately after writing it then we can assign one unit of effort for resolving …
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One of the things that you’re not going to find in this seven blog posts series on measuring the software development process is measuring velocity. I hate velocity because I’ve seen it misdirect managers and team members far more often than I’ve seen it provide valuable information. Rather than spend time teaching teams about story …
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Read MoreMeasure Time Spent Coding
One of the most important metrics for the effectiveness of a software development team is one that I often find managers pay little attention to. The metric is how much time developers actually spend coding. If our goal as software developers is to produce features in software then our process has to support us by …
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Read MoreMeasure Time-to-Value
I am especially excited to share with you the next seven blog posts, which are based on seven strategies to measure value and software from my book Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) Of Your Software. You can find the original post that summarizes the seven strategies here https://tobeagile.com/seven-strategies-for-measuring-value-in-software/. I’m …
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