- Getting started with outcome thinking
Christine Wodtka outlines the importance of shifting from outputs to outcomes when thinking about OKRs - 10 things nobody tells you about OKRs
Neil Vass's 10 part series about OKRs is full of useful expereinces and guidance about OKRs - Understanding the SPACE framework and metrics
SPACE offers a more holistic view of development team's effectiveness than DORA - The Cobra Effect: When Metrics Go Wrong
A short animation from Mike Lamb about the value and pitfalls of metrics - The measurement trap
Mike Fisher reminds us of the pitfalls of only focussing on what can be measured - Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey
Gergely Orosz and Kent Beck clearly lay out the challenges with measuring developer productivity and the dangers of following McKinsey's advice - Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey, Part 2
Part 2 of Gergely Orosz and Kent Beck's insightful articles on measuring developer productivity - OKRs are hard. But I still love them
Camille Fournier on the pitfalls and challenges of writing OKRs that will be useful - Three-Bucket Framework for Engineering Metrics
Abi Noda provides some good guidance on selecting and reporting on engineering metrics to stakeholders - Using Metrics to Measure Individual Developer Performance
Laura Tacho highlights the pitfalls of using metrics to measure developer performance, and also gives some direction on overcoming these. - Measuring engineering efficiency at LinkedIn
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Max Kanat-Alexander gives some great insights into the pitfalls of measuring and improving developer productivity - Cannot measure productivity
Martin Fowler's reminder of the issues with measuring productivity in software development - Don't focus on metrics
Jonathan Hall reminds us not to forget that metrics must be used in service of a desired outcome
Recommended links about metrics
Recommended books, articles, sites, talks and podcasts about metrics.