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Eng. Metrics

Story Points: Definition and a Note of Caution on Estimating

Story points estimation is a team activity. In this post, learn its what/how/why, besides the pitfalls you must be aware of.

Carlos Schults

October 10, 2021

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Leadership

5 Software Development KPIs for a Savvy Engineering Leader

5 Software Development KPIs that Engineering Leadership should keep watch, and also how they can be measured to support (not attack) teams

Taurai Mutimutema

October 9, 2021

Eng. Metrics

Story Points vs. Hours: The Relationship and the Difference

Story points vs. hours is an old dilemma. Learn more about points, why they’re better than hours, and also some pitfalls to be aware of.

Carlos Schults

September 21, 2021

How to Structure and Build an Effective Engineering Team

Collaboration between the members of an engineering team develops success. Learn how to effectively structure and build an engineering team.

Zulaikha Greer

September 17, 2021

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Eng. Metrics

Cyclomatic Complexity Defined Clearly, With Examples

Cyclomatic complexity is one of the most valuable metrics in software engineering. Learn what is is, why it matter and how to measure it.

Carlos Schults

September 15, 2021

Eng. Metrics

Engineering Metrics: 3 Levels of Visibility

Introduction LinearB has all sorts of engineering metrics for your software development pipeline. We can slice and dice those metrics from all kinds of angles...

Nick Hodges

August 9, 2021

Changelog

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Workflow

Cycle Time Breakdown: Tactics For Reducing PR Review Time

This is the third installment of our Cycle Time Breakdown series on the most effective tactics to speed up your development Cycle Time. The other posts are:...

Nick Hodges

August 4, 2021

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Leadership

How to Conduct a Developer Performance Review

In this post, I’ll give my take on how to conduct an effective developer performance review. I’ll provide general guidelines.

Alexander Fridman

July 27, 2021

Eng. Metrics

Cycle Time Breakdown: Tactics for Reducing Pull Request Pickup Time

This is the second installment of our Cycle Time Breakdown series on the most effective tactics to speed up your development Cycle Time. The other posts are:...

Nick Hodges

July 23, 2021