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Engineering metrics design

Define meaningful metrics to track team and system performance

Design a metrics framework that provides actionable insights into your team's performance and system health. Learn to avoid vanity metrics and focus on what drives improvement.

45 minutes
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Overview

Design a metrics framework that provides actionable insights into your team's performance and system health. Learn to avoid vanity metrics and focus on what drives improvement.

Learning objectives

  • Identify meaningful performance indicators
  • Design balanced metrics framework
  • Create measurement and review processes

Instructions

Design engineering metrics:

1. Define what success looks like 2. Identify leading and lagging indicators 3. Design DORA metrics implementation 4. Create quality and satisfaction metrics 5. Build dashboard and review cadence

Steps

1

Define objectives

15 minutes

Clarify what you want to measure and why

2

Select metrics

20 minutes

Choose specific measurable indicators

3

Implementation plan

10 minutes

Define how to collect and review

Pro tips

  • Focus on actionable metrics
  • Balance different dimensions
  • Start simple and iterate

Example outcome

A metrics framework with 5-7 KPIs, measurement methods, and review process defined

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