Jellyfish’s Guide to Engineering Metrics explains how leaders can measure productivity effectively by tailoring communication to boards, executive peers, and engineering teams. For boards, the focus should be ROI, investment balance, and delivery confidence, often shown with cost breakdowns and benchmarks like the Rule of 40. Executive peers need updates on capacity, on-time delivery, and resource allocation to align engineering with business priorities. For engineers, metrics like epic cycle time, work in progress, and on-time delivery provide context and connection to business goals without micromanagement. The guide emphasizes simplicity, clarity, and focusing on high-level indicators over granular details.

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