How to Game Dev Metrics

From the archive: As season 1 of the Dev Interrupted podcast comes to a close, we are featuring our favorite episodes from the beginning of season 1. Look out for season 2, which will premiere this November. Enjoy!

What leads teams to game metrics within their organization?

On this episode of Dev Interrupted, we speak with agile expert Ray Elenteny, Principal Owner at Solutech Consulting, about how people game dev metrics and the underlying issues in culture & leadership that lead to it.

So whether you’re trying to game your own metrics (don’t do it!) or solve culture issues that have led to this issue at your organization, give this episode a listen.

Episode Highlights include:

• Which metrics are easiest to game
• The long-term implications of gaming metrics
• How poor culture and leadership lead engineering teams to game dev metrics

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