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Metrics That Don't Lie
Reading agile team performance honestly

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Course Overview

Metrics That Don't Lie is built for scrum masters, agile leads, and project managers who need to read agile team performance honestly rather than through metrics that can be gamed or misread. The course covers velocity tracking, burndown analysis, and agile reporting technique, with a sharp focus on what these metrics actually reveal versus what they appear to show. Its central exercise has delega

Key Takeaways

1
Read velocity and burndown data for what it genuinely reveals about team health
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Build agile reports that inform decisions rather than just documenting activity
3
Spot early behavioral and delivery signals before metrics catch up
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Avoid the common ways agile metrics get gamed or misread
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Bring a more honest, diagnostic approach to team performance reviews

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Course Outline

1. Velocity tracking - what it measures and where it misleads
2. Burndown analysis and reading the shape of a sprint |
3. Building agile reports that inform rather than obscure
4. Spotting early warning signs before metrics catch up
5. Exercise - catching a struggling team before the numbers confirm it

Who Should Attend?

This course is aimed at scrum masters, agile leads, and project managers who want to read team performance data honestly rather than through metrics that can be gamed or misunderstood. It suits anyone responsible for reporting on agile team health to stakeholders.

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Is this course specific to Scrum, or applicable to any agile framework?
The principles apply across agile frameworks, though examples draw heavily on Scrum-style ceremonies and metrics.
How does this connect to PMI-ACP?
This course covers a practical skill area within that broader five-day agile certification program.
Who should attend?
Scrum masters, agile leads, and project managers responsible for tracking and reporting on team performance.

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