The Practical Guide to Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) Platforms

Guide highlights

• Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) – the concept

• Why the hype – what are the benefits of SEI platforms?

• What to expect – key SEI platform features

• Choosing an SEI platform- what to consider

• Implementing SEI – how to drive real benefit quickly

• The “size of the prize” – the business case for SEI

• When to buy a Software Engineering Intelligence tool?

• Frequently Asked Questions

Overview

Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) platforms are going mainstream, with Gartner forecasting a ten-fold increase in adoption to 50% of all organisations by 2027.

This reflects the growing recognition among software delivery practitioners that there is a need and opportunity to apply intelligent data analytics, to more effectively manage the end-to-end software delivery process.

Plandek is a global leading SEI platform and we work with clients of all sizes and levels of Agile DevOps maturity. This guide draws on our experience from multiple clients who use the Plandek SEI platform to improve their delivery capability and outcomes.

This Practical Guide to SEI platforms is designed as a useful resource to help you:

• Understand the principles of SEI

• Select an SEI platform and what the key considerations are when choosing one

• Choose the metrics that you might want to track (relevant to your use case)

• Inform how you might set targets and embed the metrics across your organisation to drive real behaviour change, in order to improve your delivery effectiveness