The document discusses code quality in an agile development environment. It describes various methods for measuring code quality, such as code coverage, bug counts, and performance. It then introduces the Agile Fluency Model, which defines four levels ("stars") of team development: teams that create business value; deliver on schedule; optimize value; and contribute to organizational goals. The document advocates that code quality should improve business value, continuous delivery requires good quality, and teams should focus on the levels needed rather than trying to achieve the highest level.

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Code Quality in an agile world

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What is this about?
Measuring code quality
Agile fluency model
„Agile code quality“

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How do we measure code quality?
Code Coverage?
Bug count?
Performance?

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How to define code quality?
„Maintainable“
„Testable“
Definition varies...

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Agile fluency model
James Shore and Diana Larsen
Not a maturity model
http://agilefluency.com/

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„One Star Teams Create Business Value“

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One Star Teams
Greater visibility into teams’ work; ability to redirect
Team development and work process design
Team reports progress from a business value perspective

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„Two-Star Teams Deliver on the Market’s Cadence“

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Two Star Teams
Low defects and high productivity
Lowered productivity during technical skill development
Team ships on market cadence

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„Three-Star Teams Optimize Their Value“

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Three Star Teams
Higher value deliveries and better product decisions
Incorporate business expertise into team.
Team provides concrete business metrics

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„Four-Star Teams Contribute to Optimizing the System“

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Four Star Teams
Alignment with organizational goals; synergistic effects
Significant effort in establishing organizational culture
Team reports how its actions impact the organization

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Let's define agile...

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So you want to be agile...

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Continuous Delivery is fast
Live DeploymentContinuous IntegrationArchitecture
Quality Assurance Configuration Management

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Continuous Delivery is fast
Live DeploymentContinuous IntegrationArchitecture
Quality Assurance Configuration Management

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You seriously want to be fast?
Remember two star teams
Invest in team development skills
Good architecture helps being agile

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Is code quality always important?
What are your business goals?
What are the benefits of code quality?
Where are your team skills?

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Keep in mind!
Code quality should improve business value
Continuous delivery needs good code quality
Reach for the stars you really need

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Thanks!
Frank Sons
frank.sons@code-quality.de
http://code-quality.de
@FrankS