Lena Reinhard | DORA Metrics: Aligning with Business Goal

Welcome to episode #01 of The DORA Lab - An exclusive podcast by Beyond the Code, dedicated to all things DORA and beyond!
In our debut episode, host Kovid Batra welcomes Lena Reinhard, tech mentor and advisor with a wealth of experience from renowned organizations such as CircleCI, Travis CI, and BuzzFeed.
The episode kicks off with a glimpse into Lena's life outside of work. Transitioning to the main section, they delve deeper into what drives teams to prioritize and implement DORA metrics and focus on effectively communicating engineering metrics with non-engineering teams to ensure alignment with business goals. Lena also sheds light on the implementation challenges engineering leaders face with metrics.
Lastly, Lena shares parting advice for engineering communities, emphasizing the 'why' and the context behind metric usage to drive meaningful team progress.

Lena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenareinhard/

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