Human Factors in Engineering, Fast Focus

VST06 Fast Focus: Rethinking Team Metrics in 20 Minutes

11/19/2024

1:30pm - 1:50pm

Level: Introductory

Angela Dugan

Cloud Solution Architecture Manager

Microsoft

Are you still relying on the old standbys like percent complete, velocity, and burndown for monitoring the progress of your teams or projects? Those metrics may not be telling you what you think they are! In this fast-paced discussion, we'll talk about some of the pitfalls of commonly used metrics, and make the case for not so commonly used measures that give you the insights that you're really striving for.

You will learn:

  • What it means to have a healthy metrics mindset
  • Commong challenges inherent to measuring performance to be aware of
  • Principals to consider when selecting metrics with your team