Managing Software Projects by the Buglione-Trudel Matrix.

The Buglione-Trudel Matrix (BT Matrix) is a tool based on Six Sigma Transfer Functions. It originated from practical experiences in managing software development with agile teams. It maps User Stories to Business Goals. It manages the development work in a transparent way. Its primary objectives are visualizing tasks, prioritizing user stories, and assigning them to sprints. Tasks are represented as Story Cards, representing a user story, or a portion of it that fits into a single sprint. Story cards carry various software measurements; functional size, testing intensity and applicable test cases, technical debt, effort estimates (by story points), and value for customers. The BT Matrix is used to communicate story cards to the teams, and managers, of the project, and to give feedback to developers how to align their story cards with the overall project goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]