Measuring developer productivity with Bryan Finster
Description
Bryan Finster is a Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns and a relentless searcher for better ways of working – not by following prescribed frameworks but by gaining situational awareness and recognizing specific contextual improvements. We discussed a topic that stirred an otherwise dull summer – McKinsey’s report on measuring developer productivity.
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This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #53 - Measuring developer productivity with Bryan Finster.
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Introduction
(2:40 )
McKinsey report on measuring developer productivity
(9:25 )
DORA metrics
(11:44 )
Using and abusing DORA metrics
(16:14 )
Abusing metrics
(17:40 )
Improving the organization
(23:30 )
Tips on taking metrics
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Following recommendations



