We have seen many productivity metrics used in the Agile world. To begin with, Velocity, Escaped defects, Burndown charts, Defect ratio, etc. These are all output-based metrics, and it is not connected to any outcome. Above all output-based metrics can be easily manipulated and inflated. It is better to use…

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Recently, we have seen a proliferation of productivity metrics to manage agile projects. Many of these productivity metrics are output-based and not outcome-based indicators Let's take a look at a couple of them. Velocity: Velocity measures story point completion per sprint in the agile world. It is commonly used to…

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