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Staff engineers shift from solving problems to shaping systems
Become unnecessary, not indispensable.
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The tokenmaxxing hype didn’t last long
Why Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft killed their token use leaderboards.
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In partnership with DX
AI productivity gains are closer to 10% than 10x
The benchmark is wrong, not the results.
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In partnership with Octopus DeployMeasuring productivity without freaking people out
How to keep a healthy culture when you put developers under the microscope
Editor’s picks
How to measure the impact of engineering in 2025
As we look to 2025, here’s four trends to look out for when it comes to measuring developer productivity.
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.
Berlin • November 9 & 10, 2026
Close the gap between what leadership expects and what’s actually possible at LeadDev Berlin.
Essential reading
The Engineering Team Performance Report 2024
How do organizations measure their engineering team performance? We asked 900+ engineering leaders.
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.
The metrics you loved to hate in 2024
And other key findings from the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report.
What are qualitative productivity metrics – and how do we measure them?
If your team is hitting key delivery metrics, we assume everything in the lifecycle before production is sound. However, we know that traditional metrics only tell half the story.
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.
Reporting effectively to the board
Accurately represent the impact of your org to senior stakeholders.
The festival for modern engineering leadership
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
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6 questions to ask when buying a software developer metrics tool
Ask better questions during your next product demo.
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Ask Maria: Why aren’t our productivity metrics helping?
Find ways to see eye-to-eye with C-suite members and create metrics reporting dashboards that are easily actioned.
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Buyer’s checklist for software developer analytics solutions
With so many developer metrics tools on the market, how do you pick the right one for your organization? Simplify the vendor selection process with our foolproof, step-by-step checklist.
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What the top 10% of dev teams look like in 2023
These key engineering metrics help separate the truly elite software development teams from the rest.
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Keep your delivery in balance with these metrics pairings
Engineering metrics can be misleading when they are viewed in isolation, but by pairing certain key metrics together, engineering leaders can unlock the full picture of their software development pipeline.
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Why elite dev teams focus on pull-request metrics
Pull request size massively impacts cycle time and development workflow – small PRs and low rework rates boost efficiency, stability, and lower overall risk.
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Solving the mean time to repair problem
Just how bad is the mean time to repair (MTTR) problem? And how can engineers circumvent common issues to reach their MTTR goals?
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How business alignment works in high-performing engineering teams
Business alignment is a crucial factor of organizational success and planning accuracy is the way to achieve it.
Top Reporting videos
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Reporting effectively to the board
Accurately represent the impact of your org to senior stakeholders.
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What Dashboards Don’t Tell You
Laura Tacho explains how to spot vanity metrics in the wild, and learn what to measure instead, so you can create an environment where your engineers can excel.
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Effective observability in microservice architectures
Lesley Cordero focuses on which observability practices and microservice architecture patterns align well and set microservice organizations up for success.
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Measuring success in your organization
A panel discussion at LeadDev Together 2021 featuring engineering leaders at the BBC.
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Metrics to measure developer experience
Tim will be exploring micro-feedback loops, taking a look at low level friction, how it can quickly compound to affect motivation and productivity.
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Metrics – a primer, to drive precision, speed, quality & impact
As managers or senior leaders, this talk will give you a primer for leveraging metrics for the objectives you seek, outcomes you desire, and the behaviors you want to incentivize or disincentivize within your engineering organization.
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In partnership with Honeycomb
Observability with actionable insights
You may have heard the hype; now see it in action. With Honeycomb, modern dev teams build and operate resilient, reliable systems because they can clearly understand them.
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In partnership with Moogsoft
Turning observability data into action
Reduce noise, conquer alert fatigue, and deliver a seamless customer experience with Moogsoft.