# Progress Tracking Cards

An essential aspect of the PSIP process is defining goals and tracking progress.  A Progress Tracking Cards (PTC) is a brief structured document that lists concrete steps toward a specific productivity and sustainability goal. 

### PTC Steps

Each PTC step is given a score.  A score of 0 is the baseline, indicating a team's current approach, regardless of how advanced it is.  Most PTCs will have a top score of 3, 4 or 5, meaning there are 3 to 5 steps on the way to the goal.  The completion of each step should itself provide tangible value to the team beyond making partial progress to the final goal.

### About PTC Scores

PTC values are meant to be ordinal, not cardinal.  In other words, the values are not meant to indicate a global calibration of how well a team conducts a certain practices.  Scores are used within a team to track progress.  They should not be used to assess practices across teams.

# Progress Tracking Cards

An essential aspect of the PSIP process is defining goals and tracking progress.  A Progress Tracking Cards (PTC) is a brief structured document that lists concrete steps toward a specific productivity and sustainability goal. 

### PTC Steps

Each PTC step is given a score.  A score of 0 is the baseline, indicating a team's current approach, regardless of how advanced it is.  Most PTCs will have a top score of 3, 4 or 5, meaning there are 3 to 5 steps on the way to the goal.  The completion of each step should itself provide tangible value to the team beyond making partial progress to the final goal.

### About PTC Scores

PTC values are meant to be ordinal, not cardinal.  In other words, the values are not meant to indicate a global calibration of how well a team conducts a certain practices.  Scores are used within a team to track progress.  They should not be used to assess practices across teams.

### PTC Examples

[Coverage Testing Practices:](PTCs/CoverageTestingPractices.jpg)[PPTX Source](src/PTCs/CoverageTestingPractices.pptx) This sample card can be used as a template for a team wanting to improve the fraction of its code that is tested.  Statements should be customized and made precise for the team's goals.

Add link to coverage testing PTC
Add link to coverage testing PTC