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A practical guide to using software metrics in software engineering. Learn how to stop managing with intuition and start using data to track DORA, reduce cycle times, and improve performance.
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Clearing the Fog: A Practical Guide to High-Impact Software Metrics in Software Engineering

A practical guide to moving from gut-feel to data-driven engineering leadership.

Liam Davis
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September 30, 2025
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A practical guide to using software metrics in software engineering. Learn how to stop managing with intuition and start using data to track DORA, reduce cycle times, and improve performance.
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Clearing the Fog: A Practical Guide to High-Impact Software Metrics in Software Engineering

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How Does Your Development Team Really Stack Up? Introducing the Team Benchmark Dashboard

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The SPACE analytics dashboard: unlocking Developer Productivity through data-driven, actionable insights

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Measuring a Development Team’s Performance: a practical Customer Use Case

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Assessing the Efficiency of AI-Driven Development: 2 methods of quantitative evaluation of the impact of AI usage in Software Development

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Evaluating the Impact, ROI and Efficiency of AI-Driven Software Development

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Understanding the Differences & Complementarity of Issue Cycle Time and Pull Request Cycle Time

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Boosting Efficiency and Productivity: Unleashing the Power of JIRA Cycle Time with Keypup

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How Issue Cycle Time and Monthly Average Time in Jira & Trello Status Can Empower Project Managers in Software Development

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The power of Git Analytics
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Unleashing the Power of Git Analytics: Boosting Collaboration and Efficiency in Your Development Workflow

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Demystifying Git Datasets and Custom Formulas: Pioneering Software Development Analytics with Keypup

Celine Nabais
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Measuring Developer Productivity: Innovative Approaches and Redefined Metrics

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Retrospective Analytics
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Reflect and Evolve: The Crucial Role of Retrospective Analysis in Software Engineering

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How to Use GitHub Metrics to Drive Software Development Strategy

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Software Velocity: How to Maximize Your Team Efficiency

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GitHub Analytics 101: Understanding the Pulse of Your Repositories

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From Lines of Code to Modern Engineering KPIs: A New Paradigm in Measuring Developer Productivity

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What Are Git Reporting Tools?

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SOC 2 Compliance: A Step-by-Step Guide

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OKRs for Developers
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OKR Examples for Software Developers

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What Is a Burndown Chart?

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What is a Sprint Retrospective Meeting?

Thomas Williams
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What is Bitbucket Code Review?

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What Is Code Refactoring in Programming?

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How to Create a Sprint in Jira?

Michael Asiedu
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How to Streamline the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with Keypup’s Recommended Action Field

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What Is Technical Debt? The Hidden Danger That’s Costing Your Business Money

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Using Keypup to Automate Engineering Metrics Reporting

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The Importance of Engineering Metrics – Why Gut Feeling Isn't Enough

Michael Asiedu
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How to Optimize Your Analytics in DevOps and Engineering Operations

Arnaud Lachaume
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5 Engineering habits that will improve your development efficiency

Michael Asiedu
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Tips for Software Planning: A Primer for Tech Leaders to Achieve a Smooth Sailing Experience

Arnaud Lachaume
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4 Data-Driven Moves Every Tech Leads Should Make To Scale Their Engineering Organization

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July 20, 2022
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How Tech Leaders Can Accelerate Software Development Cycle Using DORA Metrics

Arnaud Lachaume
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July 13, 2022
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Why Software Engineers Should Consider Engineering Analytics to Boost their Performance and Career

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How Can You Become a Software Engineer?

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Essential Qualities of Highly Successful Tech Leaders

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3 Tactics Tech Leads Can Use to Turn Dev Talk into Meaningful Business Insights

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3 Signs Showing Your Engineering Organization and Product Management Team Are Out of Sync and How to Remediate?

Thomas Williams
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3 Tips for Product Managers Who Want to Improve Software Roadmap Accuracy ‍

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A Definitive Software Project Planning Guide for Tech Leads

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4 Types of Software Engineering Dashboards Your Organization Needs to Scale

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