<p>Host and principal engineer Dave Zolotusky talks with Kyle Buttner, a product manager on Spotify’s insights team, to discuss Spotify's journey in measuring developer productivity — from how we evaluate different frameworks (like DORA and SPACE) to what kind of data we collect, to the role <a href="https://backstage.spotify.com">Backstage</a> plays in unifying our development practices. Can productivity metrics really draw an accurate picture of your engineering org and show you the way to happier and more productive developers?</p>
<p>Learn more about how we measure developer happiness and productivity at Spotify:</p>
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<li><a href="https://backstage.spotify.com/blog/how-spotify-measures-backstage-roi/">How Spotify measures the value of Backstage</a>: Read about how Spotify’s frequent and less frequent Backstage users compare across three metrics: developer activity, development lifecycle, and developer retention. (Plus, a bonus metric on retention!)</li>
<li><a href="https://engineering.atspotify.com/2021/09/how-backstage-made-our-developers-more-effective-and-how-it-can-help-yours-too/">How Backstage Made Our Developers More Effective</a>: Here’s a metric that was starting to scare us: new employees were taking up to 60 days before they made their tenth pull request.</li>
<li><a href="https://info.backstage.spotify.com/roadmap">Register for the Spotify for Backstage roadmap webinar</a>: Join us on April 30 to learn about our latest tools for improving developer happiness and productivity.</li>
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<p>Read what else we’re nerding out about on the Spotify Engineering Blog: <a href="https://engineering.atspotify.com">engineering.atspotify.com</a></p>
<p>You should follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SpotifyEng">@SpotifyEng</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/spotify-r&d">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBvqSwbfAf5Vx1jrwkG43Q">YouTube</a>!</p>
