Hapag-Lloyd wants to help their IT product teams to get better by identifying which setups and processes are running good and which not to offer trainings and knowledge exchange to close identified gaps. CAST is a tool measuring among others productivity based on so-called “Automated Enhancement Points”, AEPs for short, which is an OMG standard to measure software size. In a pilot we used CAST for one year on a quarterly basis on product team level, not per individual person. Each time measuring how many AEPs have been created and putting it into relationship with invested person days as well as different parameters like collaboration model and experience with our technology stack. We evaluated which parameters increase productivity of a product team and which pitfalls needs to be avoided. This presentation will overview aim, setup, learnings and main results.

•  After one year of applying AEPs and CAST we learned that it correlates well with real world situation while several pitfalls need to be considered when applying it.
• On single team basis the situation is quite complex and driven from many parameters, looking at a high number of products clear performance drivers can be identified.
• AEPs should not be just purely used as strict KPI. It is an indication to start talking and has shown to be helpful to understand parameters and impacts.