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Measuring developer productivity at Airbnb | Christopher Sanson (Airbnb)
Jan 3, 2024
Christopher Sanson, a product manager at Airbnb dedicated to enhancing developer productivity and tooling, discusses Airbnb's measurement journey, including their implementation of DORA metrics. He covers topics such as their approach before DORA metrics, planning the delivery of new metrics to the organization, and how Airbnb uses DORA metrics to review data and measure specific initiatives.
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- Metrics, including Dora metrics, play a key role in measuring developer productivity at multiple levels and complement other data sources like surveys, customer feedback, and interviews.
- Implementing Dora metrics at Airbnb came with challenges, such as defining how to measure metrics and the complexities of tracking lead time.
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Overview of Developer Productivity at Airbnb
The developer productivity team at Airbnb is part of the larger developer platform team, which aims to help developers be productive, ship value, and enjoy their work. Developer productivity fits within the broader organization by understanding what tools to build and the impact on developers. Metrics, including Dora metrics, play a key role in measuring developer productivity at multiple levels and complement other data sources like surveys, customer feedback, and interviews to provide a holistic view of the developer experience at Airbnb.
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