Everything’s Made Up, and Story Points Don’t Matter!!
Everyone knows that Story Points are just made up numbers that don’t really mean a thing. But, why don’t we use some some REAL data from a REAL TEAM to finally PROVE that Story Points don’t really matter.
If you are using JIRA and have access to the Actionable Agile plug-in (they do offer a free trial), give this a shot and let us know what YOUR data says about Story Points!
📺 Actionable Agile walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGLbW1YdQ0s&t=2s
📺 Other JIRA videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6YKEmWiZyriOmYmP1mn7ENVHj74S0prb&si=oZLFi_fd__YHm0w4
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How to use Actionable Agile to track Flow Metrics: A deep dive
Don’t forget to Subscribe! Our next video will show you how to use your own data with Actionable Agile (and a bit of Excel) to prove once and for all that Story Points don’t really work.
Flow Metrics are far superior to Story Points and Velocity when it comes to understanding a teams ability to get value to market.
Many tools like JIRA capture all the data required to track Flow Metrics, but do a poor job of surfacing this information. Actionable Agile (https://actionableagile.com) is a tool that works with JIRA and Azure Devops, and it does a fantastic job of presenting Flow Metrics in a way that is easy to understand and can lead to some actionable insights.
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Managers… as Scrum Masters. Scrum Managers??
The thing about empiricism is that sometimes you are wrong. And that’s OK. It’s the entire point of Agile.
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Did Jira actually get something right?! Flow Metrics?! #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster #scrum
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Stuck trying to figure out some Jira nonsense? Drop a comment below and I just might address your issue in a future video! #agile
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IT Admins: Let the teams control their Jira workflows! #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster #scrum
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Get Flow Metrics from JIRA Actionable Agile in 1 Minute #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster #scrum
It would take way more than one minute to cover all the insanely cool features in Actionable Agile. A deeper dive is coming soon, but for now, here are the Cole’s Notes (or “Cliff’s Notes” for my American friends)
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Using Jira’s “Days In Column” feature like a PRO #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster #scrum
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What’s the best way to organize your swim lanes in Jira? #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster #scrum
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DO NOT forget to do this when setting up your workflow in Jira! #scrum #atlassian #jira #scrummaster
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Using Jira for Professional Scrum: My Top 5 Tips
The reality is that most developers and agile practitioners do not get much say in which tool they use to manage their Scrum artifacts. And yet, we still need them to enable our individuals to have positive interactions.
I recommend taking RESPONSIBILITY for using your tools in a professional manner.
These are my top 5 tips for doing just that:
#5: Visualize PBIs instead of sub-tasks
#4: Don’t forget to set a resolution on whatever your Done transition is
#3: Use Days In Column
#2: Use Actionable Agile
#1: Let the team control their workflow!
What did I miss? Do you want to see more JIRA content? Would you like to see a walkthrough of how to use Actionable Agile to start using Flow Metrics as a way to improve your team’s flow? Drop a comment below.
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