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Engineering Enablement by DXScaling developer experience across 1,000 engineers at DropboxDeveloper productivity is often framed as a tooling initiative or a morale issue. At scale, it’s a more complex socio-technical systems challenge that spans engineering foundations, leadership alignment, organizational structure, and culture.In this episode, Laura Tacho sits down with Uma Namasivayam, Senior Director, Engineering Productivity at Dropbox, to discuss how the company approaches developer experience across an organization of nearly 1,000 engineers. Uma explains why productivity must be treated as a business problem, how executive alignment enables sustained progress, and what it means to run developer experience like a product.The conversation also ex...
2026-02-0639 min
Engineering Enablement by DXAI and productivity: A year-in-review with Microsoft, Google, and GitHub researchersAs AI adoption accelerates across the software industry, engineering leaders are increasingly focused on a harder question: how to understand whether these tools are actually improving developer experience and organizational outcomes.In this year-end episode of the Engineering Enablement podcast, host Laura Tacho is joined by Brian Houck from Microsoft, Collin Green and Ciera Jaspan from Google, and Eirini Kalliamvakou from GitHub to examine what 2025 research reveals about AI impact in engineering teams. The panel discusses why measuring AI’s effectiveness is inherently complex, why familiar metrics like lines of code continue to resurface despite their limitations, an...
2025-12-2942 min
Startup HustleHow AI Is Really Impacting Developer Experience and the Real Productivity Problem with Laura TachoIn this episode, Matt is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX — one of the leading voices in developer experience research and tooling. Together, they unpack how AI is really affecting software development teams, why developer experience has a “marketing problem,” and why organizational friction — not technology — is the biggest productivity killer.If you’ve been wondering whether AI is living up to the hype in engineering teams, this conversation will give you the data, the reality, and the leadership takeaways you can act on today.Key Discussion Points[00:48] – What “Developer Experience”...
2025-12-1829 minStartup HustleHow AI Is Really Impacting Developer Experience and the Real Productivity Problem with Laura TachoIn this episode, Matt is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX — one of the leading voices in developer experience research and tooling. Together, they unpack how AI is really affecting software development teams, why developer experience has a “marketing problem,” and why organizational friction — not technology — is the biggest productivity killer.If you’ve been wondering whether AI is living up to the hype in engineering teams, this conversation will give you the data, the reality, and the leadership takeaways you can act on today.Key Discussion Points[00:48] – What “Developer Experience”...
2025-12-1829 min
Engineering Enablement by DXRunning data-driven evaluations of AI engineering toolsAI engineering tools are evolving fast. New coding assistants, debugging agents, and automation platforms emerge every month. Engineering leaders want to take advantage of these innovations while avoiding costly experiments that create more distraction than impact.In this episode of the Engineering Enablement podcast, host Laura Tacho and Abi Noda outline a practical model for evaluating AI tools with data. They explain how to shortlist tools by use case, run trials that mirror real development work, select representative cohorts, and ensure consistent support and enablement. They also highlight why baselines and frameworks like DX’s Core 4 an...
2025-12-1237 min
GOTO - The Brightest Minds in TechThe End of Engineering's Blank Check: Accountability in Software Leadership • Laura Tacho & Charles HumbleThis interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techLaura Tacho - CTO at DX & Executive Coach at Laura Tacho ConsultingCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCESLaurahttps://x.com/rhein_weinhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauratacho.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratachohttps://lauratacho.comCharleshttps://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.com...
2025-12-0549 min
Engineering Enablement by DXDORA’s 2025 research on the impact of AINathen Harvey leads research at DORA, focused on how teams measure and improve software delivery. In today’s episode of Engineering Enablement, Nathen sits down with host Laura Tacho to explore how AI is changing the way teams think about productivity, quality, and performance.Together, they examine findings from the 2025 DORA research on AI-assisted software development and DX’s Q4 AI Impact report, comparing where the data aligns and where important gaps emerge. They discuss why relying on traditional delivery metrics can give leaders a false sense of confidence and why AI acts as an amplifier, acce...
2025-11-2126 min
PurePerformanceBack to Basics: Increase DevEx in the Age of AI with Laura TachoDon't get stuck using AI to build faster horses. Instead, find the opportunities and rethink your software delivery processes! That, and only that, will help you increase Developer Experience and Efficiency!This episode is all about how to measure and improve DevEx in the age of Artificial Intelligence. And with Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, we think we found a perfect guest!Laura has been working in the dev tooling space for the past 15 years. In her current role at DX she is working on the evolution of DORA and SPACE into DX Core 4 and the DXI Measurement...
2025-11-1048 min
Engineering Enablement by DXHow Monzo runs data-driven AI experimentationIn this episode of Engineering Enablement, host Laura Tacho talks with Fabien Deshayes, who leads multiple platform engineering teams at Monzo Bank. Fabien explains how Monzo is adopting AI responsibly within a highly regulated industry, balancing innovation with structure, control, and data-driven decision-making.They discuss how Monzo runs structured AI trials, measures adoption and satisfaction, and uses metrics to guide investment and training. Fabien shares why the company moved from broad rollouts to small, focused cohorts, how they are addressing existing PR review bottlenecks that AI has intensified, and what they have learned from empowering product...
2025-10-3141 min
The Engineering Leadership PodcastA Systems-Level Guide to High-ROI AI Impact w/ Laura Tacho #234Businesses are spending millions on AI tools hoping to accelerate time-to-market but aren't seeing organizational-level results. Laura Tacho (CTO @ DX) explains why an "individual productivity" mindset fails and how AI merely accelerates the condition of the system it enters. She provides a framework for leaders to shift to a systems-level approach, find high-leverage ROI by looking outside the 20% of time spent coding, and understand what sets high-ROI orgs apart. Plus Laura shares data literacy tools to cut through the "whiplash" of conflicting AI reports and provides key considerations for 2026 budgeting, detailing where and how companies are planning to strategically...
2025-10-2944 min
Engineering Enablement by DXPlanning your 2026 AI tooling budget: guidance for engineering leadersIn this episode of Engineering Enablement, Laura Tacho and Abi Noda discuss how engineering leaders can plan their 2026 AI budgets effectively amid rapid change and rising costs. Drawing on data from DX’s recent poll and industry benchmarks, they explore how much organizations should expect to spend per developer, how to allocate budgets across AI tools, and how to balance innovation with cost control.Laura and Abi also share practical insights on building a multi-vendor strategy, evaluating ROI through the right metrics, and ensuring continuous measurement before and after adoption. They discuss how to communicate AI’s valu...
2025-10-1738 min
Rethink Your UnderstandingBeyond Delivery: Realizing AI’s Potential Across the Value StreamAI’s full potential in software delivery isn’t in writing code faster, it’s in transforming the entire value stream. In this episode, the AI hosts explore why most delays happen in ideation and release, not coding, and how AI applied narrowly to delivery can actually amplify dysfunction. Drawing on insights from Mik Kersten, Laura Tacho, John Cutler, Atlassian’s 2025 AI Collaboration Report, and the DORA 2025 findings, we discuss how leaders can use Value Stream Management and flow metrics to measure AI’s true impact, reduce systemic waste, and accelerate idea-to-value across the enterprise.Link to th...
2025-10-0317 min
Tech Lead Journal#233 - Data Beats Hype: Measuring Your AI Adoption Impact - Laura Tacho“Engineering leaders are stuck between the expectations put out by sensational headlines and the reality of what they’re seeing in their organization. There’s a big disappointment gap.”Is your AI investment paying off? Many leaders struggle to see real ROI beyond the hype.In this episode, Laura Tacho, CTO of DX, shares DX’s new research on measuring AI adoption success across 38,000+ engineers. Our conversation reveals why acceptance rates are misleading metrics and introduces DX’s new AI Measurement Framework™ with its three critical dimensions: utilization, impact, and cost. Learn why treating AI as an organiza...
2025-09-291h 07
Engineering Enablement by DXThe evolving role of DevProd teams in the AI eraCEO Abi Noda is joined by DX CTO Laura Tacho to discuss the evolving role of Platform and DevProd teams in the AI era. Together, they unpack how AI is reshaping platform responsibilities, from evaluation and rollout to measurement, tool standardization, and guardrails. They explore why fundamentals like documentation and feedback loops matter more than ever for both developers and AI agents. They also share insights on reducing tool sprawl, hardening systems for higher throughput, and leveraging AI to tackle tech debt, modernize legacy code, and improve workflows across the SDLC.Where to find Abi Noda:
2025-09-2637 min
Engineering Enablement by DXLessons from Twilio’s multi-year platform consolidationIn this episode, host Laura Tacho speaks with Jesse Adametz, Senior Engineering Leader on the Developer Platform at Twilio. Jesse is leading Twilio’s multi-year platform consolidation, unifying tech stacks across large acquisitions and driving migrations at enterprise scale. He discusses platform adoption, the limits of Kubernetes, and how Twilio balances modernization with pragmatism. The conversation also explores treating developer experience as a product, offering “change as a service,” and Twilio’s evolving approach to AI adoption and platform support.Where to find Jesse Adametz: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesseadametz/• X: https://x.com...
2025-09-121h 06
Engineering Enablement by DXDriving enterprise-wide AI tool adoptionIn this episode of Engineering Enablement, host Laura Tacho talks with Bruno Passos, Product Lead for Developer Experience at Booking.com, about how the company is rolling out AI tools across a 3,000-person engineering team.Bruno shares how Booking.com set ambitious innovation goals, why cultural change mattered as much as technology, and the education practices that turned hesitant developers into daily users. He also reflects on the early barriers, from low adoption and knowledge gaps to procurement hurdles, and explains the interventions that worked, including learning paths, hackathon-style workshops, Slack communities, and centralized procurement. The...
2025-09-0546 min
Startup HustleHow AI Is Really Impacting Developer Experience and the Real Productivity Problem with Laura TachoIn this episode, Matt is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX — one of the leading voices in developer experience research and tooling. Together, they unpack how AI is really affecting software development teams, why developer experience has a “marketing problem,” and why organizational friction — not technology — is the biggest productivity killer.If you’ve been wondering whether AI is living up to the hype in engineering teams, this conversation will give you the data, the reality, and the leadership takeaways you can act on today.Key Discussion PointsKey Discussion Points...
2025-08-2129 min
CTO Insights PodcastHow DevEx and AI Shape Team Performance—with Laura Tacho, CTO at DXIn this episode, Laura Tacho joins Katerina to explore what really drives developer team performance. They dig into how to use self-reported and system data effectively, why metrics should never be used for individual performance, and how AI is changing developer workflows (and what it’s not doing yet). From scrappy startup practices to company-wide DevEx strategies, this episode is packed with practical ways to build healthier, higher-performing engineering teams.What You’ll Learn- How DX helps teams boost performance through developer intelligence- Why self-reported data can surface quick, acti...
2025-08-2022 min
Engineering Enablement by DXMeasuring AI code assistants and agents with the AI Measurement FrameworkIn this episode of Engineering Enablement, DX CTO Laura Tacho and CEO Abi Noda break down how to measure developer productivity in the age of AI using DX’s AI Measurement Framework. Drawing on research with industry leaders, vendors, and hundreds of organizations, they explain how to move beyond vendor hype and headlines to make data-driven decisions about AI adoption.They cover why some fundamentals of productivity measurement remain constant, the pitfalls of over-relying on flawed metrics like acceptance rate, and how to track AI’s real impact across utilization, quality, and cost. The conversation also expl...
2025-08-1541 min
Engineering Enablement by DXHow to cut through the hype and measure AI’s real impact (Live from LeadDev London)In this special episode of the Engineering Enablement podcast, recorded live at LeadDev London, DX CTO Laura Tacho explores the growing gap between AI headlines and the reality inside engineering teams—and what leaders can do to close it.Laura shares data from nearly 39,000 developers across 184 companies, highlights the Core 4 and introduces the AI Measurement Framework, and offers a practical playbook for using data to improve developer experience, measure AI’s true impact, and build better software without compromising long-term performance.Where to find Laura Tacho:• X: https...
2025-08-0823 min
🧠 _Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering – with Laura Tacho Podcast: The Pragmatic Engineer (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering – with Laura TachoPub date: 2025-07-23Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSupported by Our Partners• Statsig — The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more.• Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform.—There’s no shortage of bold claims about AI and developer productivity, but how do you separate signal from noise?In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer...
2025-08-031h 11
Engineering Enablement by DXThe biggest obstacles preventing GenAI adoption — and how to overcome themIn this episode, Abi Noda speaks with DX CTO Laura Tacho about the real obstacles holding back AI adoption in engineering teams. They discuss why technical challenges are rarely the blocker, and how fear, unclear expectations, and inflated hype can stall progress. Laura shares practical strategies for driving adoption, including how to model usage from the top down, build momentum through champions and training programs, and measure impact effectively—starting with establishing a baseline before introducing AI tools.Where to find Laura Tacho: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratacho/• Website...
2025-06-0642 min
The Fat Pipe - Most Popular Packet Pushers PodsD2DO272: The Physics of DevOpsHow do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today’s Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she’s been working on that provides a new... Read more »
2025-05-1439 min
Day Two DevOpsThe Physics of DevOpsHow do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today’s Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she’s been working on that provides a new... Read more »
2025-05-1439 min
The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers PodsD2DO272: The Physics of DevOpsHow do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today’s Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she’s been working on that provides a new... Read more »
2025-05-1439 min
The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers PodsD2DO272: The Physics of DevOpsHow do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today’s Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she’s been working on that provides a new... Read more »
2025-05-1439 min
Engineering Enablement by DXSetting targets for developer productivity metricsIn this episode, Abi Noda is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, engineering leadership coach, and creator of the Core 4 framework. They explore how engineering organizations can avoid common pitfalls when adopting metrics frameworks like SPACE, DORA, and Core 4.Laura shares a practical guide to getting started with Core 4—beginning with controllable input metrics that teams can actually influence. The conversation touches on Goodhart’s Law, why focusing too much on output metrics can lead to data distortion, and how leaders can build a culture of continuous improvement rooted in meaningful measurement.Wh...
2025-05-0943 min
DO AS I SAY60: Is AI killing software engineering? (with Laura Tacho)Buy my game! I create a game from the ground up specifically for founders 🤯 it's called Pitch Please and I genuinely love playing it!Prepare to hustle your way to the top in this cutthroat pitching showdown. Convince, charm, and con your way into the hearts and wallets of your competitors. Get ready to play the ultimate game of selling your soul for success.The game is simple. Each round, every player matches a customer card with a product card and pitches the most absurd business they can imagine. The funniest and unequivocally worst idea win...
2025-04-1330 min
Engineering Enablement by DXYou have developer productivity metrics. Now what?Many teams struggle to use developer productivity data effectively because they don’t know how to use it to decide what to do next. We know that data is here to help us improve, but how do you know where to look? And even then, what do you actually do to put the wheels of change in motion? Listen to this conversation with Abi Noda and Laura Tacho (CEO and CTO at DX) about data-driven management and how to take a structured, analytical approach to using data for improvement.Mentions and Links:Measuring developer productivity with the...
2025-02-2239 min
Tech Lead Journal#203 - Building Effective and Thriving Machine Learning Teams - David Tan & Dave CollsIs your ML project stuck in POC hell and failing to deliver real value?
In this episode, I sit down with David Tan and Dave Colls, co-authors of the book “Effective Machine Learning Teams” to discuss the complexities of building and deploying ML models, building and managing effective ML teams, and ensuring successful ML projects.
Key topics discussed:- Learn the key differences between ML engineering and traditional software engineering.- Why so many ML projects fail to reach production or deliver real business value and how to o...
2025-01-2758 min
Tech Lead Journal#198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura Tacho“Now more than ever, engineering leaders are being asked to be more transparent with how their work is getting done. Every single thing that an engineering team works on needs to benefit the business.”
Laura Tacho is the CTO of DX and a leading voice in the world of developer experience and productivity. In this episode, we explore the ever important role of aligning developer experience with business goals and discuss the DX Core 4, a new developer productivity framework recently published by DX.
Laura shares how engineering leaders can leverage intuition for data-driven decisions and effe...
2024-11-1158 min
Managing ManagersEpisode 30: Measuring productivity with Laura TachoLaura is not only a coach to engineering leaders but also the CTO at DX, a company focused on improving developer productivity. But Laura has been talking about development metrics for a lot longer, and in this episode, we dive deep into the latest research, concrete measures for development teams and their managers, and more!
Guest Biography
Laura Tacho is CTO at DX, a developer experience company. She’s been building developer tools and working on improving developer productivity for over 10 years, all the way from the heyday of IaaS and PaaS on cloud, through Do...
2024-09-1449 min
The Confident CommitImproving dev experience through trust and data ft. Laura Tacho of DXIn this episode, Rob is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, to explore the continuous rising focus on developer experience and its impact on both engineers and businesses. They discuss how investing in developer experince is not just about making life easier for developers; it’s also a smart business move that cuts down on waste and boosts efficiency. Laura emphasizes the importance of trusting developers to identify their own challenges, as they’re the ones navigating the daily complexities of their work.The conversation also touches on how recent global changes have influenced engineering leadership and...
2024-09-0633 minDO AS I SAY36: How do you hire developers? (with Laura Tacho)THE GUEST
Laura Tacho is the CTO at DX, an insights platform for measuring and improving developer productivity. Laura is also one of the greatest leadership coaches I have ever met, and I had the privilege of working with her for years. When I started working with Laura, I had zero engineers and no idea what I was doing in product at all, and step by step, she built me and my entire team up from scratch. Because of Laura's help, we went from a bit of a disaster for a product team to a genuinely world-class p...
2024-08-0549 minThe Engineering Leadership PodcastCoaching, Influencing, Motivating & Managing Up - Tackling the Top 10 Engineering Leadership Challenges! #185In today’s episode, we’re kicking off a four-part series on the Top 10 challenges eng leaders face based on feedback from hundreds of eng leaders. In Part 1 of this mini-series, we’re tackling the first four issues: developing & coaching team members, strategies for motivating & inspiring others, influencing / creating organizational buy-in, and managing up & sideways. This episode compiles some of the best insight we’ve gained on these issues from a collection of past ELC episodes, ELC Annual sessions, events, and more, with insight from Tara Ellis @ Netflix, Elaine Zhou @ SageCXO, Pete Peterson @ Riviera Partners, Johnny Ray Austin @ Best Egg, Jan...
2024-07-0242 min
Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen#422 - Die vier Säulen deiner unternehmerischen Langlebigkeit.Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen
Stell dir vor, dein Unternehmen und du blühen nicht nur heute, sondern auch in vielen Jahren noch auf – gesund und stark.
Klingt gut, oder? In dieser Folge tauchen wir tief in die Longevity-Forschung ein, ein Bereich, der gerade erst im deutschsprachigen Raum an Bedeutung gewinnt, während er in den USA schon lange ein großes Thema ist. Laura erläutert dir die vier Säulen, die dir helfen, nicht nur lange, sondern auch gesund zu leben und zu arbeiten.
Wahrscheinlich weißt du ganz...
2024-06-2516 min
Engineering Enablement by DXDORA, SPACE, and DevEx: Choosing the right framework | Laura Tacho + Abi NodaClick here to view the episode transcript'.
This week’s episode is a recording from a recent event hosted by Abi Noda (CEO of DX) and Laura Tacho (CTO at DX). The episode begins with an overview of the DORA, SPACE, and DevEx frameworks, including where they overlap and common misconceptions about each. Laura and Abi discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each framework, then discuss how to choose which framework to use.Mentions and Links: Dora.devDiscussion points:2:50- DORA, SPACE, DevEx overview10:35- Choosing which framework to...
2024-05-2139 min
Refactoring PodcastEngineering Productivity and Developer Experience 📊 — with Laura Tacho (DX)Today's guest is Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, engineering leadership coach, and speaker. At DX, she works with hundreds of companies on improving their developer experience and engineering productivity. Here is what we talked about: (02:20) Introduction (03:36) Why measure engineering productivity (05:58) Finding the proper framework (13:33) Value metrics to find issues (15:00) Identify and ease the pressure (18:12) Reaching the proper execution (21:16) Measuring in different environments (25:25) The DevEx framework (27:58) Empowering DevEx in a business (31:56) Patterns for DevEx integration (41:03) Responsibilities ownership (47:48) The DevEx offenders — You can also find this at: 📬 Newsletter📺 Youtube📱 Apple
2024-05-0256 min
Refactoring PodcastEngineering Productivity and Developer Experience 📊 — with Laura Tacho (DX)Today's guest is Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, engineering leadership coach, and speaker.
At DX, she works with hundreds of companies on improving their developer experience and engineering productivity.
Here is what we talked about:
(02:20) Introduction
(03:36) Why measure engineering productivity
(05:58) Finding the proper framework
(13:33) Value metrics to find issues
(15:00) Identify and ease the pressure
(18:12) Reaching the proper execution
(21:16) Measuring in different environments
(25:25) The DevEx framework
(27:58) Empowering DevEx in a business
(31:56) Patterns for DevEx integration
(41:03) Responsibilities ownership
(47:48) The DevEx offenders
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You can also find this at:
📬 Newsletter
📺 Youtube
📱 Apple
2024-05-0256 min
La Caja de los TruenosEpisodio 24-07. La Caja de los TruenosLa Caja de los Truenos es un programa semanal conducido por Luis Lles y que se emite los miércoles a las 22h en Hit Radio Huesca. Un espacio abierto a la creatividad más libre y a todos los géneros musicales (electrónica, hip hop, urbana, indie, pop, flamenco, rock, R&B, jazz, experimental, contemporánea, world music, folk), que actúa como radar de la actualidad sonora o como un cool hunter en el panorama musical. Hasta el infinito y más allá. En este episodio:
BAIUCA: "PAEQB"
PHILL NIBLOCK feat. JULIA ECKHARDT: "Valence"
SEXTILE: "Plastic"
BOLIS PUPUL: "...
2024-02-221h 59
The Story of SoftwareS03E22 Cross Functionality: Engineering & Product Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, talks about successful cross functionality between engineering and product teams, including roadmapping and identifying value for your business. The Guest - Laura Tacho, CTO at DX:Laura Tacho is the CTO at DX, a developer insights platform built specifically for leaders of internal developer productivity and/or platform teams. Laura is also an engineering leadership coach, partnering with software engineering leaders to level up their leadership skills.Understanding Software Teams to Achieve Smooth Collaboration:Integrating engineering and product roadmaps is crucial to avoid misalignment and...
2024-02-1528 min
Level UpThe Secret to DevEx: It’s better to whole-ass one thing than half-ass twoWhy your data isn't showing the changes needed for success…We sat down with Laura Tacho, CTO of DX, to break down where measuring developer productivity falls short. Laura shares how organizations should aim to balance making decisions based on both quantitative and qualitative data. Humans are not machines and numbers only go so far. She goes further and encourages companies to collect accurate qualitative data, avoid misalignment with leadership, and improve company culture. Join us as we discuss: Understanding the ‘Why’ behind your metricsA framework for balancing quantitative and qualitative dataUsing metrics that best fit your c...
2024-01-2439 minThe Engineering Leadership PodcastMove beyond measurement & inspire developer productivity w/ Laura Tacho #162Laura Tacho, CTO @ DX, joins us to discuss why changing what you measure doesn’t necessarily lead to improved productivity (and what to do about it)! How to define and measure productivity in your eng org is one of the hottest topics for eng leaders… We cover best practices for identifying what productivity looks like in your org, what motivates your team to reach those goals, how to harness behavioral psychology, and antipatterns to avoid when you focus on productivity. Plus Laura shares some of her favorite practices to identify your skill gaps, and how define what success looks like...
2024-01-1641 min
Tanzu TalkRe-thinking tech debt, developer productivity, & better meetings, with Laura TachoIn this episode Coté talks with Laura Tacho, the CTO of DX on several topics, starting with tech debt. Laura shares her viewpoint on how the concept and use of 'tech debt' changes based on perspective, and the need for better quantification of these concepts for businesses. They also discuss developer productivity metrics and three types of meetings.
Read all of Laura's great articles here.
2023-12-0847 miniCatTapesPlaylist: Cançons iCat, vol. 07Les nostres cançons de la setmana són perles sonores especialment triades per a tu.
01 The Tyets - "Coti x coti"
02 Renaldo & Clara - "Globus"
03 Yung Rajola - "De flor en flor"
04 Júlia Blum - "Cançons amb títols llargs"
05 Sexenni - "Klk quieren las chicas"
06 Colomet - "Aigua gelà"
07 Lluc - "Samarreta de ratlles"
08 Rosalía - "LLYLM"
09 Sr. Chen - "Terrible"
10 Ven'nus - "D'estoc"
11 Galgo Lento - "Tot el que t'ha passat"
12 Laura Gibert - "MACBA"
13 Lildami - "Treu-m'ho tot"
14 Maio - "Suau"
15 Mama Dousha - "Rere teu"
16 Paula Valls - "És estrany"
17 La Ludwig Band - "...
2023-07-051h 03
Engineering Enablement by DXA better way to measure developer productivity | A special episode with Laura Tacho and Abi NodaIn this episode, Abi is interviewed by Laura Tacho about the new paper he co-authored with Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey, and Dr. Michaela Greiler. Abi and Laura discuss the pitfalls of some of the common metrics organizations use, and how the new paper builds on prior frameworks such as DORA and SPACE to offer a new approach to measuring and improving developer productivity. Discussion topics:(2:20) Laura’s background(3:59) Laura’s view on git metrics(11:05) What developer experience (DevEx) is (14:37) How the authors came together for this paper (18:55) How DORA and SPACE are different(22:38) Limitations of DOR...
2023-05-161h 08iCatTapesPlaylist: Radar febrerAquestes no te les pots perdre. Les triem per a tu d'entre el millor de les escenes musicals locals i internacionals.
01 BOYE - "Na"
02 Tacho - "Contento"
03 Nativa - "Uns agem"
04 La Becaria - "Blanco protegido"
05 Arlo Parks - "Weightless"
06 Laura Elle - "Com seria jo"
07 Gecko Turner - "Am I sad"
08 Anouk - "She"
09 Charlie Cunningham - "Bird's eye view"
10 boygenius - "Emily I'm sorry"
11 Magalí Datzira - "Des de la cuina"
12 Laura Capdevila - "Cara a cara"
13 Tommy Ashby - "When love goes dark"
14 Henrio - "Inside and out"
15 Yarea & Kickbombo - "La culpa (feat.Pole)"
16 Filipin Yess...
2023-02-011h 01
Dev InterruptedStartup Growth & Metrics: What to Measure & When | Laura TachoAs your startup scales it's not enough to know what to measure - you have to know WHEN to measure. Metrics that are important in one growth phase might not be in the next.To help us make sense of it all, we invited Laura Tacho onto the show. Laura is a VP of Engineering & Leadership Coach, and an expert when it comes to startup growth and metrics, having worked with over 125 different companies. We love this episode because it takes a team-first approach to metrics and then relates those metrics back to the growth...
2023-01-1044 min
DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingBest of DevOps 2022🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾Bret is joined by Nirmal Mehta of AWS and engineering consultant Laura Tacho, for the annual Best of DevOps. We've started this trend of going through the year's best (and worst) of DevOps every December, everyone brings their topics...
2022-12-2348 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingKey DevOps Skills for Improving Your Expertise🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾Bret is joined by Brian Christner, a Docker Captain and Chief, Online Gaming for Grand Casino Baden (jackpots.ch), who returns to the show to discuss his top recommended skills for improving your DevOps expertise.Both Bret and Brian...
2022-12-091h 17
Future Founder PromiseLaura Tacho | #05 | Obvious Coaching Benefits | Coaching Misconceptions | Maintaining Excellence | Finding Coaches | "Chemistry Test" | Practice Space | Winging Leadership | Skiing Instructor TrainingA Future Founder Promise podcast clip from the full interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
Obvious coaching benefits
Coaching misconceptions
Maintaining excellence
Finding coaches
"Chemistry Test"
Practice space
Winging leadership
Skiing instructor training
...
2022-08-1006 min
Future Founder PromiseLaura Tacho | #04 | What Is Coaching? | Coaching Stigma | "Next Level Of Greatness" | Outside Perspectives | Common Leadership Problems | "Coaching For Everyone " | Addressing Fears | Building TrustA Future Founder Promise podcast clip from the full interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
What is coaching?
Coaching stigma
"Next level of greatness"
Outside perspectives
Common leadership problems
"Coaching for everyone "
Addressing...
2022-08-0806 min
Future Founder PromiseLaura Tacho | #03 | Owning Developer Experience | Autonomous Teams | Tips For ICs | Developer Productivity | Relevant Metrics | SPACE Framework | Applied FOMO | People-Process-Platform | Small ChangesA Future Founder Promise podcast clip from the full interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
DX responsibility
Owning developer experience
Autonomous teams
Tips for ICs
Developer productivity
Relevant metrics
SPACE framework
Applied FOMO
...
2022-08-0411 min
Future Founder PromiseLaura Tacho | #02 | DORA Metrics | Assessing Engineering Orgs | Productivity Proxies | SPACE Framework | Developer Experience Focus | Executive Pressure | Providing Customer Value | Closing LoopsA Future Founder Promise podcast clip from the full interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
DORA Metrics
Assessing engineering orgs
Productivity proxies
The SPACE framework
Developer experience focus
Executive pressure
Providing customer value
...
2022-08-0210 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingBeyond DevOps DORA Metrics🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾Bret is joined by Laura Tacho, an engineering leadership coach, to discuss measuring your team's performance with DevOps metrics (DORA) and the new SPACE framework. Team Performance is one of Bret's favorite topics, and it should be everyone's concern.Laur...
2022-07-291h 11
Future Founder PromiseLaura Tacho | #01 | Measuring Developer Productivity | Productivity Definitions | DX | Automatically Generated Metrics | Productivity vs Effectiveness | Survey Metrics | "Elite Teams" | Telemetry DataA Future Founder Promise podcast clip from the full interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
Measuring developer productivity
Productivity definitions
DX
Automatically generated metrics
Productivity vs effectiveness
Survey metrics
"Elite teams"
Telemetry data
...
2022-07-2710 min
Future Founder PromiseEngineering Leadership Coach Laura Tacho on Measuring Developer Productivity, Elite Teams, Pressure Localisation, DX, and beyond | Full ConversationA FFP interview with the former VP of engineering and engineering leadership coach Laura Tacho.
Laura helps with building high-performing dev teams. Previously she was leading engineering teams at Codeship and CloudBees. She partners with software engineering managers and executives to level up their leadership skills through courses, coaching and her engineering management program. You can find more information about her services here: lauratacho.com
Hear Laura's perspective on:
Coaching developers
Managing teams
Automated data collection vs survey data
DX
Having a strictly neutral position
Localising leadership pressure
Dealing with non-technical leaders
"Elite" teams
W...
2022-07-1945 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingBest of DevOps from 2021🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾Docker Captain and Engineering Consultant Laura Tacho joins Bret and they go through all their favorite topics and tech things of 2021. Streamed live on YouTube Dec 16, 2021, Ep 150.Unedited live recording on YouTube (Ep #150)Log4Shell info from SANS Institute on You...
2021-12-2447 min
Trail Breaker PodcastEpisode 14: Laura Tacho – Crossing the River by Feeling the StonesMy guest today is Laura Tacho, a technology consultant and former VP of Engineering. She’s spent her career helping teams build software using cloud-native technology and now partners with growth stage start-ups to help them achieve their goals We talked about how she assembled her leadership Voltron, also known as her Strong Woman Squad, why it’s important to know how to structure your thoughts and also plan backward, and how when you stick out like a sore thumb, don’t be afraid to stick out.Full episodes and videos at AaronFeinberg.com or @aaronfei...
2021-08-2543 min
The Pod Presents: Primarily Context-BasedEp - 9 - How do I address diversity in my tech team? feat. Laura Tacho (Executive Tech Consultant)
In this episode, Laura and Hywel discuss diversity in tech teams, as well as some of the common mistakes companies make when trying to improve diversity in an existing team.
They delve into questions such as: What’s the difference between diversity and inclusion? Why is a neutral interview process sometimes anti inclusive? Do you prioritise candidates who are a culture ‘add’, as opposed to a culture ‘fit’? And, what are the implications of having a founding team that lacks diversity?
Laura Tacho is a product development leader with a successful track record leading cross-functional product de...
2021-08-0300 min
Primarily Context BasedEp - 9 - How do I address diversity in my tech team? feat. Laura Tacho (Executive Tech Consultant)
In this episode, Laura and Hywel discuss diversity in tech teams, as well as some of the common mistakes companies make when trying to improve diversity in an existing team.
They delve into questions such as: What’s the difference between diversity and inclusion? Why is a neutral interview process sometimes anti inclusive? Do you prioritise candidates who are a culture ‘add’, as opposed to a culture ‘fit’? And, what are the implications of having a founding team that lacks diversity?
Laura Tacho is a product development leader with a successful track record leading cross-functional product de...
2021-08-0329 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingThe People Side of DevOps With Laura Tacho🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾In this episode, I traveled to Vienna, Austria, and hung out with my friend Laura Tacho, and we talked about the human side of DevOps. We challenged ourselves to not mention any specific tools, but...that didn't last very long. ★...
2019-12-161h 09DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingLive from DockerCon with the Docker Captains🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾In this episode, I'm live from the show floor at DockerCon with Nirmal Mehta and Nils De Moor as we cover the announcements, our favorite sessions, and take your questions on everything from Kubernetes, K3s, Proxy's, Traefik, Docker Enterprise 3.0, Linker...
2019-05-2553 min
Fempire - Front End News with Women in TechS01E05 Fempire Podcast - Women In Tech Interviews with Laura Frank TachoAn in-depth look into the journey of women in tech around the globe. Our first guest is Laura Frank Tacho, Director of Engineering at Cloudbees. She had so much to share with us today! We hope you're inspired.
2019-05-1328 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingPre DockerCon with Laura Tacho and Marcos Lilljedahl🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation. I'm thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾In this episode, I chat with Laura Tacho from CloudBees and Marcos Lilljedahl from iúnigo, both Docker Captains and developers. We take questions from the live audience and discuss topics ranging from the difference between Jenkins and Jenkins X, to Face...
2019-04-211h 10
DTV- Digital Transformation ChannelEmbracing the Journey that is Digital with Laura Frank Tacho, Director of Engineering at CloudBeesInfostretch CMO Leila Modarres had a chance to sit down with Laura Frank Tacho, director of engineering at CloudBees, a long-time partner of Infostretch. Leila and Laura discussed the state of digital transformation and how CloudBees and its clients see it more as an ongoing journey of continuous improvement and evolution rather than an initiative with a defined end state.
2019-01-2410 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanContainer Catharsis with Laura Frank TachoLaura Frank Tacho is the Director of Engineering at CloudBees and has been working with Docker almost since its inception. She shares her experiences in running teams that constantly rely on and deploy containers at scale. How have containers changed effectively everything and where are we heading?
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2018-08-1636 min