I started writing in my previous blog post  about the importance of metrics and how they provide detailed insight into the development life cycle and identify key areas for improvement in software delivery for teams. Before delving into the different metrics themselves, though, it’s important to look at how we actually gather the data in the first place. After all, there is no way we can gain insight into our delivery if we don’t have access to the data that provides it. How

The software world may be looking to always deliver innovation and new features faster. However, delivery speed alone is no longer a meaningful indicator of success. Teams are expected to deliver quickly and  safely, sustainably, and predictably. Doing so though is a big challenge for many teams and the key to this improvement is understanding your software well and knowing what is going in in your software delivery process very well. This is where metrics play a critical rol

Developing and maintaining software applications is only a part of an application’s life cycle. Applications also need to be kept...