The Software Process and Measurement Cast 796 features a conversation with Roger Turnau. Roger and I talk about prioritization using the cost of delay. Every organization and team I have ever worked with has a backlog of work and lots of people screaming that their piece of the backlog is the most important. The cost of delay is an important tool to filter out the noise and it can be as nuanced as you need it to be.
Roger Turnau is an Agile Coach at Accenture. His mission is to empower and inspire leaders and organizations to create an environment where high performance feels effortless. His approach to achieving this combines an emphasis on psychological safety, building trust throughout the organization, and close attention to KPIs, OKRs, and flow metrics to ensure durable results. For the past five years, Roger has specialized in enterprise and DevOps coaching, product development, and Agile transformations.
Contact Information
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/roger-turnau
Website: gatheringagility.com (Blog)
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Re-read Saturday News
This week we tackle two chapters of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability. Chapter 11, “Different Sampling Methods”. The chapter points out that random sampling techniques are just the tip of the iceberg in approaches. Chapter 12, ”What Percentile Do I Choose?”, discusses whether you always need to quote the 85th percentile range. The short answer is no but like most things, there is more to it than that.
Buy a copy and get reading – Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability.
Week 1: Re-read Logistics and Preface – https://bit.ly/4adgxsC
Week 2: Wilt The Stilt and Definition of Variation – https://bit.ly/4aldwGN
Week 3: Variation and Predictability – https://bit.ly/3tAVWhq
Week 4: Process Behavior Charts Part 1 – https://bit.ly/3Huainr
Week 5: Process Behavior Charts Part 2 – https://bit.ly/424O5Wc
Week 6: How Much Data? – https://bit.ly/47GVP24
Week 7: Detecting Signals – https://bit.ly/3SjwfdO
Week 8: XmR Charts and the Four Basic Metrics of Flow – https://bit.ly/48j5AU9
Week 9: Myths and Other Considerations – https://bit.ly/3SvfgVU
Week 10: VoP, VoC, Predictability, Monte Carlo – https://bit.ly/3UGdxzT
Week 11: Different Sampling Methods and 85 Percent or Bust – https://bit.ly/48paPlu
Next SPaMCAST
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 797 we ponder the question, should the process save us from ourselves in every circumstance?
We will also have a visit from Jeremy Berriault who brings his Evolutionary Agilst™ Column to the podcast
