September 05, 2024
Performance management can be a difficult and uncomfortable path for managers.
As a senior engineering leader, I have needed to prove my engineering team’s high performance many times. Often, it was my manager, the CEO, who asked me to provide clear evidence that the team of 50 was running fast, delivering high-quality code, and satisfied while doing so. In other periods, I was also asking myself those same questions. To provide evidential reasoning, I needed hard data.
Why measure team performance?
Many may ask if it is necessary to audit and measure team performance. And if so, at what stage is it appropriate to do so?
When teams are smaller, around ten engineers, for example, it’s easier to maintain high performance without any measurements or KPIs.
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September 05, 2024
