The Stack Overflow Podcast
Moving beyond velocity: Measuring real business impact
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Overview
Engineering leaders reshape productivity by aligning efforts with true business impact, integrating AI automation, and fostering cross-team synergy at scale.
Takeaways
  • Dan Lines and Ben Matthews reframe productivity from mere velocity metrics toward measurable business outcomes like customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and quality improvement, urging clear alignment between teams, sales, and customer needs.
  • Scaling engineering organizations demands open, structured communication and intentional specialization, using centralized teams for key functions such as developer experience and security, thereby streamlining processes while avoiding excessive bureaucracy.
  • AI-driven automation in tools like LinearB targets repetitive engineering toil, such as code review and documentation, enabling human focus on creative and high-impact work, with Stack Overflow also leveraging AI to facilitate effective community engagement.
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