Agile antipatterns: Agile burn-down chart roundup post

Bob Hartman 2009-12-29
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Do you want to see several different ways agile and scrum burn-down charts can lie?  If so, you are in the right place! This month I went on a burn-down chart craze and posted several blog entries about the different ways those charts can lie to us or expose us to team dysfunction.  In order, the blog entries are:

The whole series had a LOT of web hits, so clearly I’ve touched a nerve.  Good luck improving your agile or scrum metrics.  Sometime next year I’ll do a series on metrics in general.  Our current state of the art for agile teams is pretty pathetic because the data can be skewed so badly (as shown by all of these blog posts).

Until next time I’ll be Making Agile a Reality® by helping people understand the real meaning behind their agile burn down charts.

Categories: Antipattern, Management, Practices
Bob Hartman
Known as Agile Bob, brings over 35 years of experience and broad industry knowledge cultivated by serving in almost every role in the software industry including developer, tester, documentation writer, trainer, product manager, project manager, business analyst, senior software engineer, development manager and executive. Over the past 20+ years Bob has grown from being an early adopter of Agile to his current status as a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) and Certified Enterprise Coach℠ (CEC) and an expert in training, coaching and mentoring across all areas of Agile development. Bob is a popular speaker, having spoken at numerous major conferences, seminars, workshops and user group meetings where his engaging style, holistic view of development and personal anecdotes are always well received by attendees. See his upcoming courses by clicking on Upcoming Courses under Agile For All in the menu at the top of your screen.

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