Software Process and Measurement Blog

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 6, Chapter 5: Connecting to Business Results

As the previous chapters have highlighted, we can measure the flow items that enter and exit a value stream. There are a number of suitcase words (words that have many... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 5, Chapter 4: Capturing Flow Metrics

As a reminder, the Flow Framework defines four flow items (things we are interested in measuring in this framework).  They are: Features Defects Risks Debts Using the framework is premised... Read More

I Asked How Do You Define Agile

If you ask the question what is agile in polite company you get a wide range of answers. I know because I have asked that question in polite and less... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 4, Chapter 3: Introducing The Flow Framework

One of the most influential books in my career was Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister. One concept in the book was the concept of flow state, being fully... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 3, Chapter 2 From Project to Product

In Chapter 1, The Age of Software, Kersten established that we were at or just past a turning point; those that do not embrace change will face grave difficulties surviving... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, The Age of Software

Chapter 1 begins Part 1 of Project to Product (there are 3 parts to the book). This part of the book introduces the Flow Framework, the core of the book. ... Read More