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CMMI
Helps Identify
Business Objectives
Driving Right Measures
Flow-down
Derived Context-
Relevant Measures
Help People Using an
Agile
Approach Make More Effective
Decisions Every Day Aligned
with Company Objectives
Figure 10-1
CMMI and Agile Together for Effective Measures
10.5 What Have We Learned by Thinking Out of the Box
(Golf Project)?
There are three overarching lessons from the golf improvement project.
First is the importance of identifying those “handful” of specific areas to
focus on (
unique repeating specific weaknesses)
that could provide the greatest
payback for the limited investment available.
Second is to find whatever technique works to ensure you don't fall into just
“going through the motions,” which is the root cause of lost control. I will
explain in a moment a counter-intuitive technique I have found works best
for me.
Third is to never underestimate the importance of
integrated and continuous
on-going practice
such as the pre-shot practice swing and visualization
technique. In the business world, this equates to taking time to plan each
day, including going through your own potential “what if” scenarios and
preparing to make the most effective
decisions
with the
most current objec-
tive data
available. This has been found to be a practical and valuable form
of continuous training.
