Using data to understand how you deliver software Or, a game where the players will try to predict a...

Using data to understand how you deliver softwareOr, a game where the players will try to predict a delivery date

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birds ltdPredict the delivery of BlackBirds feature

Work Item

Unit of delivery, e.g. Product backlog item, user story, etc

Work Item Completion cycle time

The interval in days between the completion of work item n and work item n-1

Cycle time example

Average cycle time = ???What can you use cycle time for?

1st Jan Work item 1 starts4th Jan Work item 1 ends cycle time is 39th Jan Work item 2 ends cycle time is 5

10th Jan Work item 3 endscycle time

is ???

Cycle time example

GAME

ROUND1

ROUND2

ROUND3

ROUND4

FEATURE B

CONCLUSIONS

What have you learnt?What can you share?

CONCLUSIONS

Work Item Completion Cycle time is a useful measure of the rate of delivery,

regardless of processA simple view of the pace of deliveryA simple view of variation in delivery

CONCLUSIONSData has to support and influence

decision making

Data is there to enrich conversations

Data is there to lead us to asking interesting questions and to spark

thought and investigation