Thought Leadership
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AI Adoption & Impact Benchmarks 2026
An in-depth analysis of AI adoption and software delivery performance across 1,800+ engineering teams
2026 Engineering Productivity Benchmarks Report
An in-depth analysis of software delivery data from 2,000+ engineering teams, revealing what separates top performers and how AI is reshaping productivity.
The Framework for AI-Augmented Engineering: RACER
RACER is a five-part model designed to help engineering leaders systematically move from AI rollout to measurable results.
All guides
GenAI in Software Engineering – 2025 Intelligence Report
Explore the fastest technology adoption in software development history – and why most teams aren’t seeing the ROI they expected.
2025 Software Delivery Benchmark Report
The 2025 Software Delivery Benchmark Report is a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of engineering performance across the software industry.
Key Metrics to Track and Improve Sprint Delivery
This guide provides metrics and approaches for Sprint practitioners at various levels, offering basic delivery metrics...
Opening up the Black Box of Software Delivery
A practical guide to measuring software delivery effectiveness by connecting engineering productivity, delivery performance, and business ROI.
Delivery Leaders' Guide to Increasing Software Delivery Productivity
What is a ‘balanced scorecard’ of metrics that CTOs can use to better communicate productivity and ROI with Boards and stakeholders?
The Practical Guide to Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) Platforms
This guide draws on our experience from multiple clients who use the Plandek SEI platform to improve their delivery capability and outcomes.
How to Apply Software Delivery Metrics to Make Technology Investment Count
Leanr what metrics you might use to track and drive the efficiency of that value delivery as part of a VSM approach.
Measuring the impact of GenAI tools on software delivery
Our GenAI framework has been already been applied in large organizations – download our guide to find out more!
Key metrics to track and accelerate Agile roadmap delivery
This guide shows how Plandek’s end-to-end software delivery help teams improve their daily and longer-term delivery capability.
State of Agile: Benchmarks to guide engineering excellence
This benchmark report augments the conversation to include additional metrics to achieve desired outcomes.
Ultimate Guide to Software Delivery Metrics
This guide to software delivery metrics is a practical resource that will help you select metrics and tools to drive a real change.
The Role of Value Stream Metrics in Effective DevOps Value Stream Management
This guide considers the central role of end-to-end value stream metrics in effective DevOps Value Stream Management.
Top 5 metrics for managing remote teams
These metrics provide insights into the productivity, efficiency, and overall performance of remote teams.
See how your engineering efforts translate into measurable business impact
Measure delivery performance, AI impact, and engineering productivity with hundreds of metrics, OOTB dashboards and custom configurations.