Productivity & Engineering velocity
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What is developer experience? Your route to better productivity
7 mins
14 Nov 2023
Article
What is developer experience? Your route to better productivity

Harry
Guinness
Managing the chaos of context switching
8 mins
04 Sep 2023
Article
Managing the chaos of context switching

Addy
Osmani
Building a prioritization framework
6 mins
17 Jul 2023
Article
Building a prioritization framework

Saimon
Sharif
Focus on outcomes over outputs
5 mins
12 Jul 2023
Article
Focus on outcomes over outputs

Addy
Osmani
How managers can improve team efficiency
7 mins
29 Jun 2023
Article
How managers can improve team efficiency

Francisco
Trindade
11 generative AI programming tools for developers
6 mins
13 Jun 2023
Article
11 generative AI programming tools for developers

Harry
Guinness
What recent data tells us about developer productivity and team health
4 mins
27 Apr 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by JELLYFISH
What recent data tells us about developer productivity and team health

Kevin
Dallaire
The importance of developer agency in thriving software teams
6 mins
27 Apr 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
The importance of developer agency in thriving software teams

Cat
Hicks
The art of getting the best out of your team
5 mins
24 Apr 2023
Article
The art of getting the best out of your team

André
Kenji Horie
Platform engineering for engineering managers
7 mins
04 Apr 2023
Article
Platform engineering for engineering managers

Josh
Fruhlinger
Seven ways to build effective platform teams
7 mins
20 Mar 2023
Article
Seven ways to build effective platform teams

Ashwini
Mutalik Desai
How engineering leaders can promote urgency in teams
7 mins
06 Mar 2023
Article
How engineering leaders can promote urgency in teams

Frankie
Nicoletti
The case for and against building ChatGPT into your developer workflow
5 mins
08 Feb 2023
Article
The case for and against building ChatGPT into your developer workflow

Chris
Stokel-Walker
Context switching strategies to preserve your focus
7 mins
18 Jan 2023
Article
Context switching strategies to preserve your focus

Cara
Borenstein
The surprisingly high cost of multitasking (and how to avoid it)
6 mins
07 Sep 2022
Article
The surprisingly high cost of multitasking (and how to avoid it)

Sara
Sparrow
Four things you need to know about managing toil as you scale
5 mins
25 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PAGERDUTY
Four things you need to know about managing toil as you scale
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Ella
Morrish
Balancing delivery speed with engineering health
13 mins
10 Feb 2022
Article
Balancing delivery speed with engineering health

Claire
Tran
Overcoming security hurdles to push engineering velocity
+2 more
47 mins
15 Dec 2021
Video
CONTENT SPONSORED by STACKHAWK
Overcoming security hurdles to push engineering velocity

Stevi
Deter

Michael
Stahnke
Preventing burnout while shipping faster
5 mins
01 Jul 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HAYSTACK
Preventing burnout while shipping faster
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Junade
Ali
Why the first two weeks are essential when building great software products
3 mins
23 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LOHIKA
Why the first two weeks are essential when building great software products

Cindy-Anne
Lewis
Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
11 mins
15 Apr 2021
Article
Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
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Manasi
Kulkarni
Optimizing micro-feedback loops in engineering
7 mins
01 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
Optimizing micro-feedback loops in engineering
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Tim
Cochran
Five ways data make engineering teams stronger
12 mins
08 Mar 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
Five ways data make engineering teams stronger

Jeremy
Morgan
Learnings from 'Fostering autonomy in engineering teams'
3 mis
27 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SKYSCANNER
Learnings from 'Fostering autonomy in engineering teams'

Ellie
Spencer-Failes
Taking risks in production
26 mins
07 Apr 2020
Video
Taking risks in production
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Leemay
Nassery

Matthew
Hawthorne
Designing effective OKRs
+2 more
34 mins
07 Apr 2020
Video
Designing effective OKRs

Heidi
Waterhouse

Whitney
O'Banner
08 Jun 2017
Video
Failing smarter and learning faster in engineering

Kevin
Goldsmith
06 Dec 2018
Video
Intro to test-driven development

Jaime
Lopez Jr
06 Dec 2018
Video
Building Engineering Teams Under Pressure

Julia
Grace
24 Apr 2018
Video
Revitalizing a cross-functional product organization

Lara
Hogan

Deepa
Subramaniam
Learnings from 'Deconstructing engineering velocity'
3 mins
12 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
Learnings from 'Deconstructing engineering velocity'

Ellie
Spencer-Failes
How to measure and improve success in your engineering team
15 mins
23 Nov 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
How to measure and improve success in your engineering team

Eric
Rabinovich
How to avoid alert fatigue
6 mins
28 Oct 2020
Article
How to avoid alert fatigue

Serhat
Can
Using metrics to remove bottlenecks and support your team
4 mins
22 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
Using metrics to remove bottlenecks and support your team

Hillary
Nussbaum
How to develop engineering metrics with people, process, and tools in mind
8 mins
12 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
How to develop engineering metrics with people, process, and tools in mind

Dalia
Havens
Preventing process deadlock
7 mins
07 Oct 2020
Article
Preventing process deadlock

Victor
Vu
Building stronger teams with AB testing
7 mins
07 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by OPTIMIZELY
Building stronger teams with AB testing
Hypothesis-driven development
7 mins
26 Aug 2020
Article
Hypothesis-driven development

Rod
Begbie
Debugging engineering velocity and leading high-performing teams
14 mins
10 Aug 2020
Article
Debugging engineering velocity and leading high-performing teams

Smruti
Patel
06 Dec 2019
Video
Learning from incidents: from 'what went wrong?' to 'what went right?'

Nick
Stenning
08 Nov 2019
Video
Solutions for creating and managing inclusive projects

Yvette
Pegues
08 Nov 2019
Video
Unlocking success: the components of high-performing teams

Lisa
Van Gelder
11 Jun 2019
Video
Engage your engineers by giving them 10% time

Kate
Beard
12 Jun 2019
Video
Travel through time and break free from rigid working cultures

Sal
Freudenberg

Clare
Sudbery
Ask Mathias: How can I increase velocity when I’m already at full speed?
6 mins
09 Dec 2023
Article
Ask Mathias: How can I increase velocity when I’m already at full speed?

Mathias
Meyer
Introducing processes where none exist
6 mins
14 Jul 2023
Article
Introducing processes where none exist

Jennifer
Wong
Embracing cycles of productivity for healthier teams
6 mins
04 Jul 2023
Article
Embracing cycles of productivity for healthier teams
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Nickolas
Means
7 generative AI productivity hacks for developers
9 mins
01 Jun 2023
Article
7 generative AI productivity hacks for developers

Harry
Guinness
Three ways to optimize team focus
6 mins
25 Apr 2023
Article
Three ways to optimize team focus
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Nickolas
Means
How to protect your calendar against unnecessary meetings
6 mins
31 Mar 2023
Article
How to protect your calendar against unnecessary meetings

Harry
Guinness
How engineering leaders can better organize their day
6 mins
03 Mar 2023
Article
How engineering leaders can better organize their day

Harry
Guinness
What is a developer experience team?
11 mins
03 Oct 2022
Article
What is a developer experience team?

Abi
Noda
What is toil and why is it damaging your engineering org?
7 mins
18 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PAGERDUTY
What is toil and why is it damaging your engineering org?

Gregory
Chase
How to break out of the thread of doom
7 mins
28 Jul 2021
Article
How to break out of the thread of doom

Tanya
Reilly
Debugging engineering teams: Groundhog Day
6 mins
28 Apr 2021
Article
Debugging engineering teams: Groundhog Day

Camille
Fournier
Mapping the immovable objects in engineering projects
7 mins
26 Mar 2021
Article
Mapping the immovable objects in engineering projects

Tanya
Reilly
Estimating your way to success
5 mins
15 Feb 2021
Article
Estimating your way to success

Rod
Begbie
23 Jun 2016
Video
Creating processes that don't impede autonomy

Duretti
Hirpa
06 Dec 2018
Video
Tackling Big, Impossible Projects

Michele
Titolo
24 Apr 2018
Video
Collaborative debugging on engineering teams
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Jackie
Luo
The health of your business depends on the health of your engineering team
3 mins
09 Nov 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
The health of your business depends on the health of your engineering team

Hillary
Nussbaum
Tell better stories with observability
6 mins
13 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HONEYCOMB
Tell better stories with observability
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Elizabeth
Carretto
Adopting an experimentation philosophy
5 mins
21 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by OPTIMIZELY
Adopting an experimentation philosophy

Justina
Nguyen
Finding your groove: how to build your team’s operational cadence
8 mins
10 Aug 2020
Article
Finding your groove: how to build your team’s operational cadence

Daniel
Pupius
06 Dec 2019
Video
Breaking down silos for better collaboration

Elin
Nilsson
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Raul
Herbster
11 Jun 2019
Video
Engaging your engineering team to achieve high performance faster
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José
Caldeira
12 Jun 2019
Video
Business as usual vs. innovation: how to get the balance right

Jonathan
Stott
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