Development Metrics vs Gut Feeling Decision Making
Developers should learn and use development metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve code quality, and align team efforts with business goals, such as in Agile or DevOps environments where continuous improvement is key meets developers should use gut feeling decision making when facing ambiguous problems, tight deadlines, or when data is incomplete, as it allows for rapid prototyping and iterative adjustments. Here's our take.
Development Metrics
Developers should learn and use development metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve code quality, and align team efforts with business goals, such as in Agile or DevOps environments where continuous improvement is key
Development Metrics
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use development metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve code quality, and align team efforts with business goals, such as in Agile or DevOps environments where continuous improvement is key
Pros
- +Specific use cases include monitoring sprint velocity in Scrum, tracking mean time to recovery (MTTR) in incident management, and assessing technical debt to prioritize refactoring tasks
- +Related to: devops, agile-methodologies
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Gut Feeling Decision Making
Developers should use gut feeling decision making when facing ambiguous problems, tight deadlines, or when data is incomplete, as it allows for rapid prototyping and iterative adjustments
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in creative tasks like UI/UX design, architectural choices, or troubleshooting, where past experience can guide efficient solutions without over-analysis
- +Related to: agile-methodology, problem-solving
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Development Metrics if: You want specific use cases include monitoring sprint velocity in scrum, tracking mean time to recovery (mttr) in incident management, and assessing technical debt to prioritize refactoring tasks and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Gut Feeling Decision Making if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in creative tasks like ui/ux design, architectural choices, or troubleshooting, where past experience can guide efficient solutions without over-analysis over what Development Metrics offers.
Developers should learn and use development metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve code quality, and align team efforts with business goals, such as in Agile or DevOps environments where continuous improvement is key
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