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Five years of coaching over a hundred teams in a large company have exposed extreme views on the need for process data To persuade teams to use new practices data is needed to compare against the data gathered over the years on established methods. But practitioners and business leaders remain divided into those who want metrics or those who hate them. Who is right? Research minded experts agree data is vital, but how do we convince others? This position paper discusses both sides, examines common mistakes, and then asserts that rather than being a waste, metrics are key to building organizational and industry credibility for the techniques we value

Bill has worked since 1982 as a developer, performance engineer, and process consultant working at five locations in IBM. He's practiced and studied Agile and Lean development since 2001, using XP and developing RUP content. He has presented at XP/Agile Universe and IBM research. He is the co-chair of the first IBM Academy of Technology conference on Agile, and currently works on deploying best development practices corporate wide. Bill is a member of IEEE, the Agile Alliance, and Agile Carolinas.

Agile Metrics - Waste or Necessity?

William Krebs (IBM), Ted Rivera (IBM)

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