Reporting

Finding the right metrics and reporting them effectively

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How DX Core 4 aims to unify developer productivity frameworks

Can it bring together DORA, SPACE, and DevEx, to help inform diverse stakeholders?
- Bill Doerrfeld

Why 70% of engineers avoid measuring lines of code

And four other key findings from the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report.
- Scott Carey
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.
- Leif Dreizler

Content sponsored by Logz.io

An engineer’s guide to making sense of log data

Cloud native technologies have made it harder to understand how systems are behaving. Logs are the answer, but how do you make sense of them?

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.

Are DORA metrics right for your team?

DORA metrics can be a useful tool for tracking and improving performance. If you want the DORA 101 – look no further.

Nathen Harvey

November 5, 2025

A unique one-day event for Heads, Directors, VPs and CTOs exploring core leadership challenges.

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Essential reading

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Content sponsored by O’Reilly

The Engineering Team Performance Report 2024

How do organizations measure their engineering team performance? We asked 900+ engineering leaders.

Setting goals and using metrics that motivate

Rob Zuber

On our Reporting playlist

Make it count; A no-nonsense guide to engineering metrics for the busy leader

Gain practical insights on engineering metrics that help busy leaders prioritize effectively, address delivery challenges, and measure team performance to maximize impact and productivity.

Lena Reinhard

Delivery metrics – the good, the bad and the utterly ridiculous

As an engineering team lead, I spent countless hours pouring over data points, spreadsheets, and graphs in search of the perfect set of metrics to measure our team’s success.

Conference

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.