what evidence do you have that agile is working?

What Evidence Do You Have That Agile is Working?

Evidence-Based Management: Prove It!

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Mark NonemanAgility Software

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Investment in “agile“…at what return?



“Practices“ are indirect evidence

Are we on course?



Keep your eyes on the goal

Constantly adapt

• Tools

• Information

• Skills


IndirectEvidence

Constantly adapt

• Tools

• Information

• Skills


Direct Evidence

All that matters is business results


Direct evidence-based management for software


Current value


Current Value

Revenue per Employee

Employee Satisfaction

Customer Satisfaction

Product Cost Ratio

Time to market


Time to Market

Release Frequency

Release Stabilization

Cycle Time

Current Value




Product Cost Ratio

Ability to innovate


Time to Market

Release Frequency

Release Stabilization

Cycle Time

Current Value




Product Cost Ratio

Ability to Innovate

Installed Version Index

Usage Index

Innovation Rate

Defects

Combine it all together: the Agility IndexTM


Direct evidence is lagging evidence


Using the evidence


Informs priority

Influences Outcomes

DirectEvidence Diagnose

Improve

IndirectEvidence

Indirect evidence


Diagnose

…and if you’re not the most interesting man in the world, maybe you should get professional help!


Continuouslyimprove



Where you aredepends onwhere you’ve been

Where you go depends on what you’ll do

Evidence-Based Management


Prove it!