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Complete visibility into time & dollars spent
Create meaningful reports and dashboards
Set targets and get notified of delivery risks
Track and forecast all deliverables
Create and share developer surveys
Align and track development costs
Throughout the webinar, we toggled between discussion and live Allstacks platform demonstrations, showing how engineering leaders can turn high-level engineering metrics concepts into actionable insights. One of the session highlights was exploring how to align capacity in real-time with a 90-day planning approach . As we explored how to leverage the platform's 90-day planning view, participants could see how their peers are using these forecasts to optimize team workload and align individual work to organizational objectives.
Here are a few actionable strategies we discussed that you can incorporate into your own processes:
In our capacity planning segment, the demo sparked an engaging discussion around tracking focus time versus meeting overhead and monitoring velocity trends across sprints. We showed how Allstacks can automatically track focus time versus meeting overhead, while simultaneously monitoring velocity trends across sprints. The conversation amongst attendees was focused on seeing how these metrics surface potential delivery risks before they impact timelines.
In order to make risk management tangible, we showcased examples of early warning systems, tracking delivery forecasts, budget adherence, and sprint performance in real time. . Many participants commented on how seeing these metrics unified in a single Allstacks dashboard made risk assessment more intuitive and actionable.
The practical highlight was our walkthrough of Allstacks' continuous improvement features. We showed how teams use our trend analysis tools to identify patterns in their development cycles and make data-driven adjustments to their processes. The platform's ability to connect historical performance with future planning generated lots of questions during our Q&A—we noticed recurring theme on how effective software organizations measure relevant engineering patterns to understand and continuously improve overall performance.
Now, I know I am a bit biased, but as we demonstrated in the webinar, Allstacks offers a powerful solution to make implementing these insights easier and more impactful. You get a unified dashboard that brings together real-time metrics on capacity, focus time, sprint performance, and risk management. Tracking these metrics holistically enables you to monitor progress against budget and timeline forecasts, fostering transparency between team goals and organizational objectives.
Thanks again for making this such an interactive session. Your questions and real-time feedback during the demo helped showcase how this data can help solve real-world engineering challenges. If you missed the live webinar, you can view the recording anytime here.
For those interested in seeing these features in action again, or if you’d like to discuss your metrics journey, we're offering one-on-one follow-up sessions with Graham and Jim to focus on your team's specific needs. Just reach out to Jim on LinkedIn and mention this blog post—we look forward to strategizing with you!