Searching for a portal to SPACE

Searching for a portal to SPACE

Dec 14, 2023

Lauren Craigie (Head of PMM at Cortex) is joined by Justin Reock, Head of Developer Relations at Cortex for a conversation about meausuring developer productivity.

You'll hear:

  • How DORA and SPACE relate to one another
  • Why the SPACE framework has faced headwinds despite increasing support
  • What the developer tooling ecosystem has been missing to make metrics actionable

Studies and materials referenced throughout the conversation:

Peopleware Book - https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/peopleware-productive-projects/9780133440706/
SPACE Framework - https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm
April 2022 study showing deep misalignment between ICs and GCs and not enough concern for (S)atisfaction (p.4 Table 4) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.04302.pdf
Blog on disconnect between outcomes and output - https://www.cortex.io/post/the-only-way-to-measure-developer-productivity-without-causing-a-revolt
Cortex Eng Intelligence announcement - https://www.cortex.io/post/introducing-cortex-eng-intelligence