Re: Re: Do C-Level managers, and business drivers really need to know about XP?

On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 5:31:32 PM, Sandy wrote:

> You are correct in assuming I work for a small
> company. And really, it's the CIO's that we are
> targeting. Would this be applicable to the CTO? Should
> a Fortune 500 CIO keep hands on? Yes. Is it possible
> at the code level? No.

I'm not sure how possible it is at all. The Chrysler CIO had just under
2000 employees when I was there. When she became CIO of Daimler-Chrysler,
she had about twice that many. Assuming an average project size of, what,
20 people (probably high), she had upwards of 200 projects. She could get
hands on with them maybe one day a year each, if she didn't have anything
else to do.

> But isn't it simply a matter of changing your
> "dashboard".

With the word "simply", yes, it might be.

> Assume you are the CIO of GE. What would your XP
> dashboard look like to let you know if your software
> projects are on track? Are they the conventional
> project management metrics?

Hmm. I think I'd start with resources, quality, scope, time. Number of
people / person days per month, any other significant expenditures, chart
showing number of acceptance tests and number running, number of stories
defined, number implemented so far (line chart perhaps, running means
acceptance test passed).

I'd try to figure out some kind of roll-up drill down thing.

But honestly, I don't know, I think the difference between your job, or
mine, and that of CIO at Chrysler might be like the difference between a
kohlrabi and a human being.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. --Seneca


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