How engineering managers can lead with visibility
summary
Engineering managers get a concrete framework: measure four pillars—process, operation, people, product—with specific signals and tools. Use DORA metrics (reviewed biweekly) to spot trends (a drop revealed flaky tooling and prompted prioritization), run SLOs + error budgets to decide reliability vs feature work, capture people signals via one‑on‑ones and anonymous surveys (Google Forms for small teams; Pecan or Culture Amp at scale), and tie product health to user metrics like adoption and retention.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 11:12Keeping a pulse on Process: 1-on-1s
- 17:25Pillar 2: Operation
- 18:59Keeping a pulse on operation pillar
- 20:55Engagement drivers
- 23:34Keeping a pulse on people pillar
- 24:50Keeping a pulse on product
- 26:24People, Product, Process & Operation
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