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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
The numbers tell a pretty painful story:
Source:Gartner’s 2023 Report on SEI Platforms
When you look at those numbers, you have to wonder: what's really going on here? Why are we still struggling with this in 2025?
Here's what I've noticed after working with countless organizations: we're all really busy, our teams are working incredibly hard, but somehow we're still missing the mark. Why? Because we're facing a fundamental disconnect between what leadership wants and what teams are actually building.
What if I told you that in one customer example, leaders believed 11% of time was spent on uncategorized maintenance/interrupts. Unfortunately, upon reviewing the actual time investment, Allstacks data showed those unplanned interrupts were actually taking 44% of developers time, which was robbed from new functionality. They were stunned! But now with that data, they have a path forward on how to better regulate invested developer time.
Think about it:
Look, as leaders, we need to step up. We're not just observers in this process - we're the ones who need to fix it. Here's what really needs to happen:
Let me share what success really looks like. Organizations that are getting this right are seeing some impressive results. Our customers are transforming their delivery process, based on data. In one customer example, they have gained so much visibility into their strategic initiatives, they increased successful delivery by as much as 40%. That's not just a number - that's real business impact.
Here's what these successful organizations have figured out:
Here's the thing - transforming software delivery isn't rocket science, but it does take guts and it takes data. It takes leaders who are willing to stick to their guns, teams who understand how their daily work connects to bigger goals, and everyone being honest about progress and paying close attention to what the invested time per focus item is telling them.
Remember: success isn't about doing more - it's about doing better. And that starts with you, the leader, making the tough calls and sticking to them.