According to section 5.4.1 (Agile Teams Measure Results) of Agile Practice Guide: "Burnup charts show the work completed" - page 64.
If a PM's manager ask the PM for a weekly status report on the project, can the PM ask the manager to just review the project's burnup chart?
Following is the relevant question:
Bob is an Agile practitioner working as a project leader with ACME Ltd. His organization has recently gone through some changes. The new manager asked Bob to provide her with a weekly status report. How will Bob respond to her request?
(a) He will ask her to review the burnup chart.
(b) He will ask for further details.
(c) He will discuss the issue with team members.
(d) He will prepare a weekly status report. Saving Changes...
A burn up chart shows how much is completed in relative terms; it doesn't show *what* has been done. A burn chart needs to be read and understood in the context of a product backlog.
Status reporting is something you can avoid if you have a good collaboration tool. I would talk to the manager about her requirements and show her how to review the backlog to see the current status of work whenever she wants. Saving Changes...
A burnup chart will provide a sense as to the work which has been done and can forecast when a given release or the project as a whole will be complete.
However, other than schedule, scope and possibly quality, it won't provide insights into other project success criteria including cost, stakeholder satisfaction and benefits realization. For this, a PM might want to confirm what the stakeholder is interested in and provide additional information radiators which the stakeholder could use to get a complete picture of what's going on.
Kiron
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1 reply by Raz Sid
Feb 13, 2021 12:52 PM
Raz Sid
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"PM might want to confirm what the stakeholder is interested in and provide....".
Agreed. I had checked (b), but on clicking "Submit", the practice tool showed me (a) as the answer. So, after going back to the the "Agile Practice Guide", I thought I better seek opinion.
I agree with Kiron that you need to ask for more information. Status reports may take a variety of forms and cover many different types of information. If the organization has recently gone through some changes, then there may be different/additional information needed in the status reports on top of the typical project performance indicators. It is best to clarify specifically what needs to be addressed in the reports so that they address the stakeholder needs.
A burnup chart will provide a sense as to the work which has been done and can forecast when a given release or the project as a whole will be complete.
However, other than schedule, scope and possibly quality, it won't provide insights into other project success criteria including cost, stakeholder satisfaction and benefits realization. For this, a PM might want to confirm what the stakeholder is interested in and provide additional information radiators which the stakeholder could use to get a complete picture of what's going on.
Kiron
"PM might want to confirm what the stakeholder is interested in and provide....".
Agreed. I had checked (b), but on clicking "Submit", the practice tool showed me (a) as the answer. So, after going back to the the "Agile Practice Guide", I thought I better seek opinion.
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Feb 14, 2021 9:07 AM
Kiron Bondale
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This is not likely to be a good quality practice exam so I'd look for a different resource...
I agree with Kiron that you need to ask for more information. Status reports may take a variety of forms and cover many different types of information. If the organization has recently gone through some changes, then there may be different/additional information needed in the status reports on top of the typical project performance indicators. It is best to clarify specifically what needs to be addressed in the reports so that they address the stakeholder needs.
Agreed. Please see my response to Kiron. Saving Changes...
"PM might want to confirm what the stakeholder is interested in and provide....".
Agreed. I had checked (b), but on clicking "Submit", the practice tool showed me (a) as the answer. So, after going back to the the "Agile Practice Guide", I thought I better seek opinion.
This is not likely to be a good quality practice exam so I'd look for a different resource...
