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Organizational Development

Addressing Problems, Caused by AMMs

Explore the challenges and solutions of Agile Maturity Metrics in organizations.

Gene Gendel
Oct 15, 2017 • 3 min read
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Complex Systems
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Summary

Agile Maturity Metrics (AMM) are widely used to measure agility improvements at various levels in organizations. However, they differ from Agile Check-Lists, leading to potential challenges like system gaming, conditional attribute weighting, and non-linear attribute correlation. This article advises treating agile attributes as system variables with upstream and downstream relationships to avoid these issues. Learn how to effectively apply AMMs and avoid common pitfalls.

Takeaways

  • Agile Maturity Metrics (AMM) are distinct from Agile Check-Lists and should be used carefully.
  • Attributes in AMMs should be treated as system variables with complex interdependencies.
  • Focus on upstream variables to address systemic issues effectively.
  • Organizations should tailor the importance of attributes to their unique context.
  • System gaming can occur if AMMs are tied to incentives, leading to manipulation.

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