Are you tired of trying to figure out the perfect set of metrics to measure your developer team's productivity? Look no further than the SPACE framework.

What is SPACE?

SPACE is an acronym for satisfaction, performance, activity, communication, and efficiency. This framework, developed by GitHub, The University of Victoria, and Microsoft Research, debunks the idea that there is a "silver bullet" set of metrics that work for all companies.

Why SPACE is a Game Changer for Engineering Management

The SPACE framework is a game changer for engineering management because it acknowledges that every company is unique and therefore requires a tailored approach to metrics. It also promotes a middle-ground approach, rather than the extremes of measuring everything or nothing.

Why Your Team Needs to Prioritize Business Alignment with SPACE

The SPACE framework aligns well with the key practices of engineering management, with two dimensions each covering engineering operations and people management. However, it only addresses business alignment through the performance dimension. This means that if your team does not select performance as a dimension, you are not measuring a critical practice of engineering leadership.

One of the key practices of engineering management is business alignment. It means that the engineering team's goals and objectives should align with the company's overall business strategy. This is important because it ensures that the team is working on the right things and that the company is getting the most out of its engineering resources.

The SPACE Framework provides several examples of metrics that you could measure across each dimension. These dimensions align well with the key practices of engineering management that are essential, as demonstrated by the SPACE Framework Alignment to Engineering Management Practices visual.

However, the top one, business alignment, was only addressed by one dimension, Performance. This means that if your team does not select Performance as a dimension, you do not measure what is considered a critical practice of engineering leadership.

Performance metrics can be used to measure the alignment of the engineering team's goals and objectives with the company's overall business strategy. This can be done by tracking the number of features or products that are delivered on time, on budget, and to the desired quality level.

By tracking performance metrics, you can ensure that your team is working on the right things, that they are delivering value to the company, and that they are using resources efficiently. This will help you to make better decisions and to improve the overall productivity of your team.

In short, business alignment is crucial for the success of any engineering team. And, SPACE Framework can help you to achieve it by including performance metric. It will not only improve the alignment of your team's goals and objectives with the company's overall business strategy but also improve the overall productivity of your team.

Why We at Foyer Recommend SPACE for Productivity Tracking

At foyer, we have found the SPACE framework to be the best approach for productivity tracking for modern software engineering organizations. It debunks myths and misconceptions about metrics, while also being flexible and accommodating the priorities of the team.

It's time to embrace the SPACE framework and take your developer team's productivity to new heights. It has been validated through extensive research and is the perfect middle-ground approach for measuring productivity. Don't get left behind, join the SPACE revolution.