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Dave Nicolette posted an\u00a0interesting blog post\u00a0about using\u00a0function points<\/a>\u00a0(FP) as a means to compare productivity between IT projects using different processes.\u00a0 I understand the concept – find a metric that speaks to the audience we are trying to communicate with that allows an apples-to-apples comparison.\u00a0 However, why do I find this still an unsatisfactory answer to the productivity issue?<\/p>\n

I tend to think this metric would only be useful for academic types or a research paper.\u00a0 Sure, it is create more evidence that \u201cAgile is great and waterfall is bad\u201d, and how long do we have to wait for this evidence?\u00a0 One business cycle?\u00a0 Since I am on a roll smashing your good idea, I also think the barrier for entry is too high for people wishing to make the case Agile would be good for their organization.\u00a0 Not only do they need to understand Agile practices & techniques, they now need to become FP counters.\u00a0 Now we need to start counting FP on all our IT projects?\u00a0 Is this something our industry has the skill to do?\u00a0 The evidence I have seen shows we do not.<\/p>\n

Yes, FP are \u201cgood\u201d because ISO has made them the standard, there is clear way to count them (for the people who know) and academics (and attornies) love them.\u00a0\u00a0 There are real reasons why FP are not used in US business today.\u00a0 I work with the ideal organization (large Fortune 500 company) for FP analysis, they are always hungry for metrics and they do not use FP.\u00a0 I wonder why that is the case?\u00a0 It is not due to a lack of education.\u00a0 There are well-placed, knowledgable individuals aware of this metric, so there must be something else preventing FP.\u00a0 We need to understand why people who know about this metric, can afford the consultants to do the analysis and still do not use the metric.\u00a0 When we overcome those issues, then let\u2019s talk about pushing this metric on Agile teams.\u00a0 In the meantime, let\u2019s stick with \u201cbasics\u201d like throughput,\u00a0takt time<\/a>\u00a0or use\u00a0EVM<\/a>\u00a0(as much as I hate it – it is comprehensible to business folks).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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