"Yes, you can measure software developer productivity"

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"Yes, you can measure software developer productivity"

Jeremy Freeman, CTO at Allstacks, provides his perspective on the importance of measuring developer productivity following a recent McKinsey &...

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Flow Metrics in SAFe 6 Help With Value Realization And Delivery

Learn how flow metrics can help companies determine if it is realizing value and better understand how to get that value into the hands of customers...

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6 Common SAFe Flow Metrics Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

Learn about the common mistakes with SAFe and Flow metrics and how to fix them with Allstacks.

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Demystifying Time Metrics: Cycle Time vs. Flow Time

Time metrics are incredibly useful but not interchangeable. Here’s how, when, and why to use cycle and flow time metrics to improve engineering...

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Maximizing Throughput: 6 Tips and Strategies for Large Engineering Teams

Large software development teams can maximize throughput using the right combination of metrics and out-of-the-box thinking. Here’s how.

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Understanding Flow Metrics: A Simple Guide for Advanced Practitioners

Flow metrics map the software development lifecycle to key business value drivers. Here’s how to improve efficiency, predictability, and...

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Allstacks Earns Eight Badges in G2 Fall 2022 Reports

G2 recognized Allstacks value stream intelligence software with eight badges in its Fall 2022 awards. Shucks, thanks again G2!

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Leadership spotlight with Girish Hoogar: Managing internal and outsourced software development teams

Girish Hoogart, Executive Director of Global Cloud & Software Development at Lenovo, dives into managing internal and outsourced software development...

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Patrick Bishop joins Allstacks as Senior Vice President of Sales

Allstacks announces Patrick Bishop as the new Senior Vice President of Sales that will continue the company's growth through strategic go-to-market...

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2021 All stacked up with Allstacks’ CEO, Hersh Tapadia

Allstacks stacked up its accomplishments of 2021 to review from the organization's rebrand to the Engineering Performance Industry Benchmarks.

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A Checklist for Modern, High-Performance Engineering and Product Orgs

The traits of a true high-performance engineering and product org include visibility, ownership, and continuous improvement across all business...

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Forecasting software delivery. Engineering's new best friend.

Forecasted Delivery Dates are sourced from the engineering team's historical work and are a realistic prediction of when work will be completed using...

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Stop scrubbing Jira to understand engineering performance

Reporting from Jira has a less than stellar reputation which makes keeping software projects on track difficult.

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4 Reports for Results-Driven Software Delivery

Can you answer, Was this release successful? and Did we make the right investment? Probably not. Allstacks has 4 out-of-the-box software delivery...

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4 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Tracking Engineering KPIs

Avoid common pitfalls when creating outcomes-based engineering KPIs: track outcomes, prioritize goals, ensure processes don't hinder KPI attainment,...

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Accurately Predicting Software Delivery (Part 1 of 2)

High-performing engineering teams deliver what was promised — when it was promised. Forecasting helps leaders minimize surprises and reliably deliver.

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CIO Top Investment Priorities - Upgrades and Continuity

We talk about two more investment priorities of CIO’s: upgrades and continuity and how Allstacks can help leaders manage both to meet their goals.

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DevOps Benchmarking: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure

Most apps start small. Small is nice. Small is simple. Remember when your applications were small and nice and simple and… manageable?

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Engineering Metric: Don't Get Stuck, Get the Active Issue Metric!

As an engineering manager, your key job is to ensure the development pipeline is flowing smoothly. However, it’s not always easy to see when it’s not.