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Agile Metrics & Reporting Flashcards

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  1. Which DA framework layer is most responsible for defining the metrics governance strategy across multiple teams?

    Answer: Portfolio layer

    The Portfolio layer in DA sets strategic direction including enterprise metrics governance and investment tracking across programs.

  2. When coaching a team using a cumulative flow diagram (CFD), a flattening of the 'Done' band typically signals what?

    Answer: Work is not completing—a potential blockage

    A flat 'Done' band on a CFD means items are not moving to completion, indicating a bottleneck or blocker in the workflow.

  3. In Disciplined Agile, the concept of 'GQM' (Goal-Question-Metric) is used to ensure metrics are:

    Answer: Aligned with specific improvement goals

    GQM ensures each metric traces back to an explicit goal and question, preventing teams from tracking metrics without purpose.

  4. A DA team wants to measure technical debt accumulation over time. Which metric is most appropriate?

    Answer: Code complexity growth and unresolved technical debt items

    Tracking code complexity growth alongside unresolved technical debt items directly reflects whether the codebase is becoming harder to maintain.

  5. Which stakeholder reporting practice aligns best with DA's 'Make all work and workflow visible' mindset?

    Answer: Maintaining a live digital dashboard accessible to all stakeholders

    A live dashboard makes work visible in real time to all stakeholders, supporting DA's transparency principle without generating report-creation overhead.

  6. In a DA context, 'flow time' differs from 'cycle time' in that flow time measures:

    Answer: Total elapsed time from item creation to delivery, including wait time

    Flow time (also called lead time) spans from when work is requested to when it is delivered, capturing all wait and active work periods.

  7. Which DA-recommended metric helps a coach evaluate whether continuous improvement experiments are having the intended effect?

    Answer: Before-and-after comparison of targeted process metrics

    Comparing relevant process metrics before and after a kaizen experiment validates whether the improvement action actually moved the targeted measure.