Measuring Quantity of Work
Learn about measuring the quantity of work on Agile projects.
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ABOUT THIS CHAPTER Less effective Agile implementations sometimes treat measurement as the enemy. More effective Agile implementations use measurement to include quantitative data in their process change decisions, rather than basing decisions on subjective opinion alone.
This is the first of three chapters that discuss quantitative approaches to Agile development. This chapter describes how to establish a meaningful measurement baseline. “More Effective Agile Process Improvement” discusses how to use the measures for process and productivity improvement. “More Effective Agile Predictability” discusses estimation.
Measurement begins by measuring how much work is being done. On Agile projects, that means measuring work-item sizes in story points. A story point is a measure of a work item’s size and complexity. Agile teams use story points primarily for estimating, planning, and tracking their work. Story points are useful for measuring process improvements and productivity ...