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Delivery Leaders' Guide to Increasing Software Delivery Productivity

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Key metrics for better understanding software delivery effectiveness

This guide will help technology leaders and partners to understand software delivery effectiveness by:

  • Understanding ‘what good looks like’ in engineering – the key metrics to track and drive R&D ROI

  • Exploring what you should be asking for in Board reporting from CTOs (with example dashboard reports to evidence)

  • Showcasing how to apply improved technology KPIs at portcos and accelerate value delivery, with intelligent analytics

Overview

Software delivery effectiveness is often little understood by portco Boards, stakeholders and PE Value Creation teams.​​ What is a ‘balanced scorecard’ of metrics that CTOs can use to better communicate productivity and ROI with Boards and stakeholders?

This Delivery Leaders’ Guide to Increasing Software Delivery Productivity is designed as a useful resource to help you:

  • Gain an introduction to Software Engineering Intelligence platforms (SEI)

  • Measure the right metrics to improve software delivery productivity

  • Understand how to improve productivity in practice

  • Build trust with your stakeholders

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Delivery Leaders' Guide to Increasing Software Delivery Productivity

See how your engineering efforts translate into measurable business impact

Measure delivery performance, AI impact, and engineering productivity with hundreds of metrics, OOTB dashboards and custom configurations.

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  • G2 Fall 2026 Easiest To Do Business With Enterprise
  • G2 Fall 2026 Europe High Performer
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  • 4.5 Rating from software advice
  • 4.5 rating from  capterra
  • AICPA SOC badge — SOC for Service Organizations compliance certification
  • Crozdesk Happiest Users badge — High User Satisfaction 2023
  • Software Advice Best Customer Support award badge 2022
  • G2 Fall 2025 High Performer Enterprise badge
  • SD Times 100 award badge 2023
  • G2 Fall 2025 Easiest To Do Business With Enterprise badge
  • G2 Fall 2025 Best Support Enterprise badge
  • G2 Fall 2026 Easiest To Do Business With Enterprise
  • G2 Fall 2026 Europe High Performer
  • G2 Fall 2026 High Performer
  • 4.5 Rating from software advice
  • 4.5 rating from  capterra
  • AICPA SOC badge — SOC for Service Organizations compliance certification
  • Crozdesk Happiest Users badge — High User Satisfaction 2023
  • Software Advice Best Customer Support award badge 2022
  • G2 Fall 2025 High Performer Enterprise badge
  • SD Times 100 award badge 2023
  • G2 Fall 2025 Easiest To Do Business With Enterprise badge
  • G2 Fall 2025 Best Support Enterprise badge