LinkedIn not too long ago introduced its choice to open supply its Developer Productiveness and Happiness (DPH) Framework. 

The DPH Framework describes “the methods, processes, metrics, and suggestions methods we use to grasp our builders and their wants internally at LinkedIn,” Max Kanat-Alexander, principal employees software program engineer at LinkedIn, and Grant Jenks, senior employees software program engineer at LinkedIn, wrote in a weblog put up.  

The Framework will be tailored by organizations seeking to implement methods to enhance productiveness and developer satisfaction. 

It describes the metrics LinkedIn follows, the way it selected what to measure, and gives insights into why some metrics are higher than others. For instance, a few of the metrics in place at LinkedIn embody Developer Construct Time, which is the time builders wait for his or her builds to complete; Web Person Satisfaction, which measures how glad builders are with the inner instruments they’re utilizing; and Code Reviewer Response Time, which measures how lengthy it takes to a overview to reply to code updates.  

The DPH Framework additionally recommends creating Developer Personas to higher perceive builders by categorizing them into teams primarily based on their workflows. This allows leaders to consider the priorities individually for every group. 

There are additionally tips for groups who’re creating suggestions methods, and tips for quantitative metrics. 

Lastly, the Framework ends with a set of instance metrics that firms can base theirs on. 

“Now greater than ever, builders are navigating a lot change and new alternative on this new period of Generative AI, so making certain groups have the methods, processes, metrics and suggestions methods to achieve success is paramount. Our purpose with this launch was to supply a solution to one of many major questions we hear requested throughout the software program business, “How can I assist my software program growth groups be extra environment friendly, simpler, and happier?” We discovered that one of the simplest ways to reply this query is thru information, normally which means metrics and suggestions methods,” Kanat-Alexander and Jenks wrote.