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5 Best Engineering Performance Metrics to Measure Your Team

So you decided to become an engineering leader. Congrats, your ability to pay your mortgage now depends on your team’s capacity to reflect regularly on how to...

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5 Code Smell Examples That Are Probably Already in Your Code

See some code smell examples you’re likely to find in your codebases, understand why they matter and learn how to solve them.

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What Are The Four Accelerate Metrics And Why Do They Matter?

Learn about the accelerate metrics, four key metrics from the Accelerate Book. You’ll learn what they are and why they’re important.

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How is Performance Measured in Scrum?

Typically scrum team performance is measured by calculating the deliverables and effectiveness of the scrum team. Common metrics include velocity and sprint...

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How To Become A Better Software Engineering Manager

This post lays out common challenges software engineering management faces every day, and some strategies to up your game and enhance your department.

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DORA Metrics: We’ve Been Using Them Wrong

I’m a big advocate for the DORA 4 metrics. When used in the right context, they’re a powerful tool to drive engineering improvement. But, as a community, we’re...