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Performance season made easy with this proven strategy
Performance review seasons are tense times for managers and reports alike. Here’s a system to smooth the process over.
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Enhance product development with data-driven decisions
Data isn’t the be-all and end-all, but there are some important things you have to get right to get the most out of it.
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Content sponsored by Swarmia
Introducing engineering metrics to your organization
Picking the right software developer metrics isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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Content sponsored by HarnessHow can developer experience boost team productivity?
Want to learn some practical, realistic strategies that will make your developers’ jobs easier and more enjoyable?
Editor’s picks
What McKinsey got wrong about developer productivity
The consulting giant kicked a hornet’s nest when it launched a framework to measure software developer productivity. Here’s what engineers think they got wrong.
How to measure and improve success in your engineering team
A deep dive to help you and your team achieve what really matters.
November 5, 2025
A unique one-day event for Heads, Directors, VPs and CTOs exploring core leadership challenges.
Essential reading
The LeadDev Engineering Team Performance Report 2023
In 2023, LeadDev teamed up with Swarmia to survey more than 600 engineering managers to find out how organizations measure their team performance, and uncover the biggest challenges they face in doing so.
On our Reporting playlist
Don’t let metrics be a distraction
Setting and tracking metrics can be a tempting solution for many situations. In this talk, Jean Hsu covers a few common scenarios and how to integrate metrics with other approaches to get your desired results.
Metrics to measure developer experience
Tim will be exploring micro-feedback loops, taking a look at low level friction, how it can quickly compound to affect motivation and productivity.
Reporting effectively to the board
Accurately represent the impact of your org to senior stakeholders.
Concise and effective feedback: Applying the learnings of DORA4 to communication
David LaMothe discusses a model much like the DORA4 model, except instead of focusing on metrics like time to merge and rate of recovery, focusing on personally developed metrics for feedback that ensures he is giving it early and often.
Choosing metrics your teams won’t hate
In this panel, we’ll explore how to go about choosing the metrics that accurately capture the complexity and nuances of your team’s work.
That’s a wrap Berlin!
Catch-up on all the Lead Berlin 2024 talks with a digital pass.
More about Reporting
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What is the business case for observability?
It’s time to get observability on your leadership’s radar. Here’s the business case for investing in observability tools.
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How to level up your reporting as an engineering director
A guide to building and delivering effective reports
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Five things you need to know about setting the right goals for engineering teams
A snapshot of our series, ‘Setting the right goals for your engineering teams’
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Leveling up your reporting as an engineering manager
How to give a clear and concise report on your team’s performance
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Five engineering KPIs to consider for your next board meeting
Using key performance indicators to communicate the state of your engineering org
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Making goals a habit: A guide to reaching engineering goals
Three steps for embracing goals in your day-to-day work
Top Reporting videos
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Measuring success in your organization
A panel discussion at LeadDev Together 2021 featuring engineering leaders at the BBC.
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Metrics to measure developer experience
Tim will be exploring micro-feedback loops, taking a look at low level friction, how it can quickly compound to affect motivation and productivity.
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Metrics – a primer, to drive precision, speed, quality & impact
As managers or senior leaders, this talk will give you a primer for leveraging metrics for the objectives you seek, outcomes you desire, and the behaviors you want to incentivize or disincentivize within your engineering organization.
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Content sponsored by Honeycomb
Observability with actionable insights
You may have heard the hype; now see it in action. With Honeycomb, modern dev teams build and operate resilient, reliable systems because they can clearly understand them.
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Content sponsored by Moogsoft
Turning observability data into action
Reduce noise, conquer alert fatigue, and deliver a seamless customer experience with Moogsoft.
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Content sponsored by Instana
Instana’s approach to observability
This demo will cover Instana’s observability platform and automated Application Performance Monitoring (APM) solution, designed specifically for the challenges of managing microservice and cloud-native applications.
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Content sponsored by LinearB
Start your Engineering Metrics Program with LinearB
We’re going to show you the most important team-based metrics to track, how to identify workflow bottlenecks and proven tactics for improvement.
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Getting your engineers on board with observability
Do your engineers have visibility into your systems?