Entries by Evolve Beyond

Goal Mapping

A product backlog is a queue of work. And queues aren’t something we should aspire to, rather we should have the smallest queue (or no queue) so we can get our products out quickly. Some thoughts on backlogs from Gabrielle.

Outcome Metrics – Measure What Matters

What do you currently measure? Most metrics efforts seem to focus on the throughput or output measures. Throughput measures tend to cover how fast you get through the work. Examples from Agile teams are things like ‘number of items completed’ or ‘total story points’ completed during an iteration. Lean teams might use cycle time, or […]