WS3		OT2004 Session How I learned to stop worrying and love metrics
		XP as a metrics-driven process: useful numbers easily gathered, not "project numerology" Monday March, 13:45
		workshop -    150 minutes
		KeithBraithwaite IvanMoore
Session results	When available, can be found at HowLearnedToStopWorryingAndLoveMetricsSessionResults??
Abstract	Suitable quantitative information about project status is invaluable for project management, developer motivation and process improvement. However, many traditional metrics programmes struggle to get project staff to gather any numbers, what numbers are gathered are often of dubious utility, and are misinterpreted and abused. A development team using Extreme Programming gathers accurate, useful quantitative data without significant overhead, and uses these data to aid clear, effective decision making. This session will explore some failure modes of traditional metrics, the lack of relevance of some traditional measures on an XP project (eg test coverage, lines of code) and the nature of the numbers that an XP team gathers. Using real numbers from real XP projects, the session will explore how developers and managers may benefit from this feature of XP.
Audience	Developers and managers of development wishing to gain a new persepective on metrics and XP
Benefits	An understanding of the use of metrics generally, and in Extreme Programming projects in particular
Materials	Historical data from real XP projects, with interpretation and illustrations of their use.