Thomas Fehlmann
ABSTRACT
Agile teams measure their velocity for performance, based on Story Points. However, such velocity does not allow predicting when the product will be finished. Story points measure effort only. They do not discriminate between creating functionality and other tasks. Non-functional requirements (NFR), such as enhancing product quality, test coverage, removing technical debt, as well as process-related NFR such as agreeing with stakeholders, getting requirements right, or documenting, consume effort but do not add functionality. Thus, it remains unclear whether the product makes any progress, or the team is just looping around. Euro Project Office has therefore developed a method how to complement a product backlog by functional size, indicating progress and completeness in unambiguous terms. The method is based on the international standard ISO/IEC 14143 and ISO/IEC 19761. NFR are understood as in . Tools are available as open source and can be used by development teams with minimum investment into training.
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