evidence-based management with agility path
DESCRIPTION
Evidence-based management of software organizations systematically uses information about outcomes, organizational patterns and trends to maximize performance and enterprise value. See http://ebmgt.org for more detail. Agility Path implements evidence-based management through expert consultants, data visualization and a framework for managing change. See agility-path.com for more detail.TRANSCRIPT
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Evidence-based Management (EBMgt™) for Software Organizations
Ken SchwaberGunther VerheyenEva Bitteker
Measure. Diagnose. Improve.
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MINConsider 5
• How is success defined in your organization?• What drives investments?• How agile are you?
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Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt™)• Roots in the medical practice.• The application of direct, objective evidence* by
managers to make decisions.• For software development, EBMgt is employed to
maximize the value of software to the entire organization.
A Matter of Managerial Culture
Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion:• Direct Evidence is the strongest type of evidence. It provides direct proof
of the validity of the assertion.• Circumstantial evidence is the weakest type of evidence. It is merely
consistent with the assertion, but doesn’t rule out contradictory assertions.
*Source: Wikipedia
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Direct Evidence of an Organization’s Value
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Direct Evidence of Value measured by Outcomes
Current Value Ability to InnovateTime to Market
Release Frequency
Release Stabilization
Cycle Time
Installed Version Index
Usage Index
Innovation Rate
Defects
Revenue per Employee
Employee Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction
Product Cost Ratio
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• Evidence of the effectiveness of teams and practices is circumstantial evidence.
• Diagnosing organizational patterns helps analyzing direct evidence.
Circumstantial Evidence Is Supportive, Not Direct
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Relating value to organizational patterns
Informs priorityMeasureDiagnose
ImproveInfluences Outcomes
More at http://evidencebasedmanagement.org
DirectEvidence
CircumstantialEvidence
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EBMgt measures thevalue of the organization.
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EBMgt diagnoseslikely contributors,
and discovers capabilities
you can build on.
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EBMgt helps youimprove byusing evidence as a driver of change
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Software supports evidence-based management through• Capture of evidence• Visualizing patterns and
trends in data• Aiding in discovery of
improvements
Learn more athttp://ebmgt.org
Applying Agility Path software to Evidence-based Management