The Engineering Team Performance Report 2025
We asked 500 engineering leaders how and why they measure their team’s performance. Here’s what we found.
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What’s inside
- Analysis of 500+ engineering leaders’ survey responses
- How engineering managers set goals and measure performance
- Overview of the metrics tooling vendor landscape
How are the world’s top engineering leaders redefining team performance in 2025?
For the third year running, we’ve surveyed hundreds of engineering leaders to uncover how they measure performance, balance productivity and quality, and prepare their teams for the age of AI.
This year’s report reveals new challenges, shifting priorities, and the frameworks that are falling in, and out of favor.
Still can’t choose the right metrics vs 56% in 2024
Avoid measuring lines of code
Believe DORA is an effective measurement framework, down from 56% in 2024
Say learning and development is a priority, up from 70% last year
Want to up-skill their engineers on prompting techniques and managing agents to measure team performance
What metrics do you or your team try to avoid?
Engineering leaders are rejecting quantity-based metrics: 65% avoid lines of code and 35% avoid days worked, favoring quality-focused measures that better reflect real impact.
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