As an engineering leader, your job is to convince the business to invest in increasing developer productivity. This investment often needs time to bring returns, and you have to make it clear to the business. Start by aligning the business before talking about productivity. Bring problems to business according to business plans. Find out what’s essential for you and what your expectations are from metrics (e.g., DORA). Having productivity metrics doesn’t work on their own. You have to set expectations with the teams right and align with the business on these expectations, too. In the end, engineering leadership is not about shipping code; it’s helping the company win by shipping code. Focus on how you can help the company win.
- Related Note(s):
- Management craft requires understanding where to invest time/energy.
- Defining quality goals with a user-centric mindset can help improve performance even further.
- While structuring teams, it’s crucial to adopt a user-first mindset in all types of teams, including platform and stream-aligned teams.
- While monitoring the work of the team on various levels, don’t forget to include the user-centric mindset.
- Source(s): 2024 Final DORA Report
