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Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me

When I was promoted to Dev Team Lead, I was in over my head. I learned quickly. Read the 8 things that I was someone had told me when I was promoted.

Eng. Metrics

Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders

Learn 17 software metrics that can help modern dev leaders accelerate delivery, improve culture, and translate dev activity to business value.

Eng. Metrics

Stand-Up 2.0: It's Time to Ditch the Daily from 1993

The daily stand-up most dev teams run is from 1993. It’s time to modernize the stand-up to focus on the issues that matter most for your dev team.

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VP Engineering & VP Product: How to Create a United Front

VPs of Engineering & VPs of Product Management have an inherently tension-filled relationship. Creating a united front has benefits for everyone.

Product

LinearB May Release: Enhanced Team Dashboard, Release from Branches, and Jira On-Prem

This week we’re announcing 5 new features to help you more easily see trends, track releases and connect to your full tech sack.

Eng. Metrics

1 Dev, 3 Teams, 3 git pull request review experiences

Different companies have different code review processes. Noam Hofshi of LinearB shares how his last 3 teams have handled git pull request reviews.

Why Agile Velocity is the Most Dangerous Metric

Agile velocity is a useful tool for sprint planning. But when dev leaders use velocity as a productivity metric, it has dangerous consequences.

Leadership

“Our dev culture is based on Bushido Samurai code”

Chris Downard, VP of Engineering at GigSmart, sits down with LinearB to talk about how he based the principals of his team culture on Bushido Samurai Code.

Eng. Metrics

LinearB Exclusive Report: Remote is good for devs, bad for teams?

See how the transition to 100% work-from-home has impacted 50 software development teams across 11 countries.

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Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me

Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders

Stand-Up 2.0: It's Time to Ditch the Daily from 1993

Join our community of data-driven dev leaders

VP Engineering & VP Product: How to Create a United Front

LinearB May Release: Enhanced Team Dashboard, Release from Branches, and Jira On-Prem

1 Dev, 3 Teams, 3 git pull request review experiences

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LinearB Exclusive Report: Remote is good for devs, bad for teams?