Metrics for Experimentation Programs: Categories, Benefits and Challenges

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Experimentation programs are vital for enabling data-driven decision-making within product development. However, evaluating their overarching success remains a significant challenge. Current metrics, such as conversion rates, primarily focus on individual experiments, leaving a gap in assessing broader program efficiency and impact. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a structured overview and analysis of 18 program-level metrics, categorized into six domains: Volume, Outcome-Based, Quality, Engagement, Process Efficiency and Strategic Alignment. Metrics such as experimentation throughput, time-to-decision and experimentation coverage are examined for their implications on operational efficiency, cultural adoption, and strategic alignment. Based on interviews with 48 experimentation practitioners, this work provides a description of these metrics and discusses their benefits and challenges. The results offer actionable insights for advancing experimentation practices and aligning them with organizational goals.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelAgile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming : 26th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2025, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, June 2–5, 2025, Proceedings
HerausgeberSibylle Peter, Martin Kropp, Ademar Aguiar, Craig Anslow, Maria Ilaria Lunesu, Andrea Pinna
Anzahl der Seiten15
ErscheinungsortCham
VerlagSpringer Nature
Erscheinungsdatum2025
Seiten210-225
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-94543-4
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-031-94544-1
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2025
Veranstaltung26th International Conference on Agile Software Development - XP 2025 - Brugg-Windisch, Schweiz
Dauer: 02.06.202505.06.2025

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