A practical guide for engineering leaders on how to approach metrics correctly. Covers the importance of understanding why you're measuring before choosing what to measure, then walks through three foundational areas: delivery pipeline health (deployment frequency, change failure rate, cycle time), system operations sustainability (uptime, mean time to restore), and product observability. Emphasizes that metrics are indicators, not goals, and warns against common misuses like using story points or lines of code as performance measures.
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Start with whyWhat are you trying to improve?Where to begin with metrics?Moving forwardSort: