BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20120311T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150311Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121009T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121009T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150311Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150401Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462858 DESCRIPTION:Rose City SPIN Presentation in partnership with PNSQC \;\n \;\nAgile Metrics – Velocity is Not the Goal \;\n \;\nMichael “Doc” Norton\, LeanDog \;\n \;\nVelocity is one of the most commo n metrics used—and one of the most commonly misused—on agile projects. V elocity is simply a measurement of speed in a given direction—the rate a t which a team is delivering toward a product release. As with a vehicle en route to a particular destination\, increasing the speed may appear to ensure a timely arrival. However\, that assumption is dangerous becau se it ignores the risks with higher speeds. And while it’s easy to incre ase a vehicle’s speed\, where exactly is the accelerator on a software t eam? Michael “Doc” Norton walks us through the Hawthorne Effect and Good hart’s Law to explain why setting goals for velocity can actually hurt a project’s chances of success. Take a look at what can negatively impact velocity\, ways to stabilize fluctuating velocity\, and methods to impr ove velocity without the risks. Leave with a toolkit of additional metri cs that\, coupled with velocity\, give a better view of the project’s ov erall health. \;\n \;\nA promoter and practitioner of agile since 1999\, Michael “Doc” Norton (@DocOnDev) is an agile coach and a partner with LeanDog. Doc’s twenty-plus years of software development have provi ded him with experience on a wide range of topics. As a member of LeanDo g\, living in Wadsworth\, OH\, Doc provides coaching\, mentoring\, train ing\, and delivery in agile/XP/lean software development techniques. Doc is immediately suspicious of anyone who declares expertise in a single programming language or methodology. He is passionate about helping othe rs become better developers\, working with teams to improve delivery\, a nd emphasizing software craftsmanship. \;\n \;\nAbout Rose City SP IN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SP IN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, and promotion o f effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences\, idea s\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\ , and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN s erves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one\, corporate o r self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you are welcome at th e Rose City SPIN. \;\nMonthly seminars are sponsored by the Rose City SPIN and the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference. \;\n \;\nAbout PNSQC \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Q uality Conference\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality . The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce hi gher quality software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software qu ality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. \;\n\n\nTags: agile\, software develop ment\, spin\, pnsqc\, Velocity\, Software Metrics\n\nImported from: http ://calagator.org/events/1250462858 SUMMARY:Agile Metrics – Velocity is Not the Goal LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR