Google’s principles for measuring developer productivity
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” How Google makes sure their models for measuring productivity are useful and not problematic.
Abi Noda
CEO
Research & Insights
Performance reviews don't improve performance. So why do we do them?
Leaders of high performing teams already know that performance management should be something that's done every day, not something that's batched up and done quarterly.
Laura Tacho
CTO
Rolling out developer productivity metrics
A guide to change management and comms.
Abi Noda
CEO
Google’s framework for defining and measuring software quality
Google defines software quality as including four types: process quality, code quality, system quality, and product quality.
Abi Noda
CEO
The two design flaws that make your metrics easy to game
If you worry about people gaming the system, remember: it's a problem with the system, not with the people
Laura Tacho
CTO
Measuring developer productivity: A clear-eyed view with Kent Beck
Kent Beck grilled me on Goodhart’s Law, benchmarks, and the purpose of measurement.
Abi Noda
CEO
Explaining platform investments with clarity: Using the Core 4 metrics
How to quantify the impact of developer productivity initiatives using the Core 4.
Laura Tacho
CTO
Applying the Core 4 framework
How to collect and calculate the Core 4 metrics.
Laura Tacho
CTO
Getting exec buy-in for developer productivity initiatives
Three ways to frame developer productivity initiatives.
Abi Noda
CEO
Structured rollout boosts Copilot adoption and satisfaction by 20%
Roll out GitHub Copilot with structure, not chaos. Learn the phases that set teams up for success.
Abi Noda
CEO
Platform vs. DevEx teams: A breakdown
Platform teams and DevEx teams aren’t the same, but they need each other to succeed.
Abi Noda
CEO
2024 DORA report summary
The highlights of 2024 DORA report
Laura Tacho
CTO
Highlights from the 2024 DORA State of DevOps Report
The 2024 DORA report reveals the practices that set elite teams apart, backed by data you can’t afford to ignore.
Laura Tacho
CTO
What’s a good developer survey participation rate?
Learn what survey participation rates really reveal, and how to boost them for more reliable developer insights.
Abi Noda
CEO
How Slack streamlined their deployment process
Slack simplified its deployment process, making it faster, safer, and easier for every team.
Sophia Wallman
Research Analyst
CVS’s journey to a unified developer platform
Outdated tools and inconsistent workflows were slowing CVS Health developers. See how their Engineering Enablement team built a solution that actually worked.
Sophia Wallman
Research Analyst
Copilot’s ROI: What a Fintech company with 2,000+ engineers is seeing
Copilot boosted developer productivity at a major fintech. Here’s what actually moved the needle.
Abi Noda
CEO
Do engineering leaders and developers think about productivity in the same way?
Don't assume that everyone in your organization has the same definition of developer productivity
Laura Tacho
CTO
How Shopify uses a survey to measure developer productivity
Shopify’s internal survey doesn’t just measure DevEx; it fuels targeted, lasting improvements.
Sophia Wallman
Research Analyst
How DoorDash reduced cognitive load with a developer portal
DoorDash reduced cognitive load with a dev portal that developers actually want to use.
Sophia Wallman
Research Analyst