4. Praise for Metrics for Business Decisions
“I love this book. It gets straight to the point providing easy to understand, and practical guidance on how to use data to answer all the commonly asked questions. Questions such as “How do we know this works?” and “When will it be done?’. Highly recommended to anyone who works with a team looking to improve their ability to build and operate software systems.”
– Amy Phillips, Engineering Manager at Gousto
“A beautifully written book about metrics that answers real key questions that teams face daily. With clear explanations, examples, myths and getting started tips this should be anyone’s go to book for making metrics easy and informative.”
– Helen Meek, Coach, Trainer & Consultant
“Despite my 20 years of Agile experience the book surprised me with a brand new and fresh perspective on the metrics matter! Each topic is thoroughly covered and explained with great clarity, nothing is taken for granted, and many false myths will be dismantled.
You will understand deeply the essence of ‘Why’ and ‘How’ a metric should be adopted and ‘Where’ to focus on to get real benefits like eliminating bottlenecks, making good decisions and providing realistic forecasts. This book is a ‘must’ for your Agile library!”
– Stefano Luzi Crivellini, Chief Delivery Officer at Creactives S.p.A.
“Software development teams need to go beyond estimation in order to forecast when work will be done. They also need to prove that their software is valuable for customers. Mattia and Chris’s book is an excellent guide for how to have data-driven conversations, and it provides many tools and resources for success.”
– Heidi Helfand, Author of Dynamic Reteaming. Director of Engineering, Excellence at Procore Technologies
“Mattia and Chris guide us through the questions that we’ve all been asked: How fast are we going? How long will this take?
Full of real examples and suggestions they share their experience in a direct and actionable way. A book to read and to have on our desk to take decisions based on better conversations generated by data.”
– Stefania Marinelli, Agile Manager at Hotels.com
“I love that this is written specifically for team members, rather than tech leadership - there are questions that all teams need to ask themselves about the flow, quality and value of their work. The clear examples and explanations in here will spark curiosity in any team member and equip them to use their own data to help them focus on what matters most.”
– Victoria Morgan-Smith, Director of Delivery, Internal Products at Financial Times
“Team Guide to Metrics for Business Decisions feels like a long overdue publication that has been missing from the Lean-Agile world. Whilst there can be no doubt about the wealth of useful material on metrics that is out there for practitioners to consume, I’ve always felt like there was something missing. … Through reading this book it’s safe to say my opinion has changed.
I would consider this book essential reading for people new and/or experienced in the lean-agile world. The questions it answers, the perspectives it gives and stories told make it a book with great learnings and practical guidance for everyday application in your organization.”
– Nick Brown, Agile Lead (IFS) at PwC UK