How to Measure Success in Software Development

In today's complex digital landscape, organizations must balance delivering high-quality experiences, keeping pace with technology, and shipping secure code—all while maintaining business efficiency. This guide provides tech leaders with essential metrics and frameworks to effectively track performance, optimize workflows, and drive continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key takeaways include:

• Understanding critical performance indicators like DORA metrics that provide quantitative, industry-standard measures of your software delivery effectiveness.
• Implementing value stream management to visualize end-to-end workflows, identify bottlenecks, and make data-driven decisions that optimize processes.
• Measuring AI's impact beyond traditional metrics to holistically assess how new technologies are enhancing productivity, quality, and business outcomes.