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The Engineering Metrics Leaders Want
Structuring Your Board Deck
Engineering leaders should focus on addressing both sides of their dual mandate during executive and board meetings: Operational Excellence & Business Outcomes.
The CTO Board Deck provides templates that help guide you through the KPIs and project updates business stakeholders are most interested in.
- General engineering health overview
- Engineering spend and investment
- KPIs and efficiency metrics deep dive
- Additional data as needed
Engineering Health Overview
Begin with a robust set of engineering health metrics to provide a snapshot of your team's overall efficiency. This section should include insights on:
- Whether your teams realize their full potential
- How predictable your teams deliver results
- Whether your developers enjoy their work experience
When presenting this information, incorporate any quarterly goals that have been set, and detail how your teams' performance aligns with these targets.
Engineering Investment
& Project Allocation
This visual presentation is crafted to succinctly convey key data points and trends, enabling quick insights and decisions. It's an integral part of your board presentation, particularly resonant with business leaders.
You'll highlight the quarter's key initiatives and projects, and outline your strategic recommendations for the upcoming quarter in terms of:
- Business impact & Project allocation
- Benchmarked execution and efficiency metrics
- Your prescribed guidance on how to move forward with these projects
These metrics serve as leading indicators of engineering performance for the quarter.
KPIs and Efficiency Metrics Deep Dive
After covering overall engineering health and resource allocation, delve into core engineering metrics such as stability and delivery metrics, along with overall quality. Focus on:
- Developer Happiness
- Efficiency
- Predictability
- Rework
Include data on trends observed during the current quarter, enhancements from previous quarters, and projections for future periods.
Preparing with additional data
Anticipate further questions by preparing a series of index slides.
Examples for deeper dives might include:
- Collaboration
- Cognitive Load
- Scalability
- Productivity
These topics can provide additional depth and are detailed in the CTO Board Slides index section for further inspiration.
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