While the past few years saw a big drive towards caring for employees, the last months have seen the pendulum swing in the other direction. The tech industry has been harrowed by layoffs and economic ...

Software quality, processes and metrics form an integrated discipline concerned with defining, measuring and improving attributes of software that determine its fitness for purpose, reliability and ...

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Software engineering teams have tried all sorts of ways to measure the software development process and developer productivity. Here’s why DORA metrics are becoming the industry standard. For years, ...

The ouster of Volkswagen’s CEO over buggy software this past summer was a reminder that every company is now a software company—and that senior leaders are being held accountable for the quality of ...

Setting employee and team performance goals is an essential responsibility for business owners and managers. However, measuring and improving an employee’s performance can be complex and daunting, ...

Numbers have a certain allure. They seem precise and unbiased, offering a straightforward way to compare products. This is particularly tempting in the complex world of software services, where ...

Performance metrics are designed to improve results, but they often change employee behavior in unexpected ways. Learn how to ...