Benchmarking can also be done with an inward focus. The most common example of this type of benchmarking is the comparison of velocity in the last sprint to the velocity in previous sprints. The objective is usually to learn from earlier sprints what can be improved to reach a higher velocity. In Chapter 3, Amy J. Ko performs a thought experiment to argue that we should focus on good management rather than productivity measurement. The effects that good management will have on productivity are true for most successful organizations we have encountered. But the only way to prove that good
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