Is the team adequately staffed with the desired cross-functionality? If not, what additional resources are available to the team?
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69. Do you all define Agile software in the same way?
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70. Are there any constraints known that bear on the ability to perform Agile software work? How is the team addressing them?
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71. Why are you doing Agile software and what is the scope?
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72. Which of might you use instead of use cases?
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73. How is the team tracking and documenting its work?
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74. How will variation in the actual durations of each activity be dealt with to ensure that the expected Agile software results are met?
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75. Are customers identified and high impact areas defined?
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76. Is a fully trained team formed, supported, and committed to work on the Agile software improvements?
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77. How would you define Agile software leadership?
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78. How are consistent Agile software definitions important?
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79. How often are the team meetings?
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80. Have all basic functions of Agile software been defined?
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81. Have the customer needs been translated into specific, measurable requirements? How?
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82. Are there different segments of customers?
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83. Is data collected and displayed to better understand customer(s) critical needs and requirements.
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84. What constraints exist that might impact the team?
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85. How does the Agile software manager ensure against scope creep?
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86. Has the Agile software work been fairly and/or equitably divided and delegated among team members who are qualified and capable to perform the work? Has everyone contributed?
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87. Is there a completed, verified, and validated high-level ‘as is’ (not ‘should be’ or ‘could be’) stakeholder process map?
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88. What strategies can help to reduce or manage scope in real-world projects?
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89. Is the improvement team aware of the different versions of a process: what they think it is vs. what it actually is vs. what it should be vs. what it could be?
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90. How was the ‘as is’ process map developed, reviewed, verified and validated?
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91. Do the problem and goal statements meet the SMART criteria (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)?
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92. When is/was the Agile software start date?
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93. Is Agile software currently on schedule according to the plan?
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Add up total points for this section: _____ = Total points for this section
Divided by: ______ (number of statements answered) = ______ Average score for this section
Transfer your score to the Agile software Index at the beginning of the Self-Assessment.
CRITERION #3: MEASURE:
INTENT: Gather the correct data. Measure the current performance and evolution of the situation.
In my belief, the answer to this question is clearly defined:
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3 Neutral
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1. Is data collection planned and executed?
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2. Who participated in the data collection for measurements?
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3. What particular quality tools did the team find helpful in establishing measurements?
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4. Is the scope of Agile software cost analysis cost-effective?
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5. What kind of factors impact the performance measurement of agile software business?
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6. How is software quality measured?
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7. When should you focus on architecture?
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8. How will success or failure be measured?
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9. What are the performance measurement characteristics of Agile models?
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10. Is it possible to estimate the impact of unanticipated complexity such as wrong or failed assumptions, feedback, etcetera on proposed reforms?
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11. Is long term and short term variability accounted for?
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12. How do Agile projects prioritize work?
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13. What was the overall impact of the changes that were made?
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14. Do you afford to lock your business into a rigid long-term project where the cost of change grows exponentially?
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15. Is key measure data collection planned and executed, process variation displayed and communicated and performance baselined?
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16. Which Agile software impacts are significant?
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17. What are the costs?
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18. What are the current costs of the Agile software process?
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19. Why to measure performance in organization?
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20. What are the key input variables? What are the key process variables? What are the key output variables?
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21. Is a solid data collection plan established that includes measurement systems analysis?
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22. What are the primary factors that make software cost estimation challenging and what can be done to improve your cost