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Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaHow to cut through the hype and measure AIâs 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 teamsâand 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 AIâs true impact, and build better software without compromising long-term performance.Where to find Laura Tacho:âą X: https...2025-08-0823 min
đ§ _Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering â with Laura Tacho Podcast: The Pragmatic Engineer (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering â with Laura TachoPub date: 2025-07-23Get Podcast Transcript âpowered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSupported by Our Partnersâąâ Statsig â â â The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more.âą Graphite â The AI developer productivity platform.âThereâs 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
The Pragmatic EngineerMeasuring the impact of AI on software engineering â with Laura TachoSupported by Our Partnersâąâ Statsig â â â The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more.âą Graphite â The AI developer productivity platform.âThereâs 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, Iâm joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, to cut through the hype and share how well (or not) AI tools are actually working inside engineering orgs. Laura shares insights from DXâs research across 180+ companies, including surprising findings about where developers save the mo...2025-07-231h 11
Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaThe biggest obstacles preventing GenAI adoption â 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 effectivelyâstarting with establishing a baseline before introducing AI tools.Where to find Laura Tacho:Â âą LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratacho/âą 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 todayâs 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 sheâs 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 todayâs 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 sheâs 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 todayâs 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 sheâs 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 todayâs 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 sheâs been working on that provides a new... Read more »2025-05-1439 min
Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaSetting 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 4âbeginning with controllable input metrics that teams can actually influence. The conversation touches on Goodhartâs 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 đ€Ż 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 Abi NodaYou have developer productivity metrics. Now what?Many teams struggle to use developer productivity data effectively because they donât 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 âEffective Machine Learning Teamsâ 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
đ§ _#198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura Tacho Podcast: Tech Lead Journal (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: #198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura TachoPub date: 2024-11-11Get Podcast Transcript âpowered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationâNow 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.â
Laura Tacho is the CTO of DX and a leading voice in the world of develop...2024-12-1958 min
Tech Lead Journal#198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura TachoâNow 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.â
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. Sheâs 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; itâs 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 theyâre 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 CTOÂ 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 min
The Engineering Leadership PodcastCoaching, Influencing, Motivating & Managing Up - Tackling the Top 10 Engineering Leadership Challenges! #185In todayâs episode, weâre 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, weâre 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 weâve 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 fĂŒr selbststĂ€ndige Frauen#422 - Die vier SĂ€ulen deiner unternehmerischen Langlebigkeit.Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse fĂŒr selbststĂ€ndige Frauen
Stell dir vor, dein Unternehmen und du blĂŒhen nicht nur heute, sondern auch in vielen Jahren noch auf â 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, wĂ€hrend er in den USA schon lange ein groĂes Thema ist. Laura erlĂ€utert dir die vier SĂ€ulen, die dir helfen, nicht nur lange, sondern auch gesund zu leben und zu arbeiten.
Wahrscheinlich weiĂt du ganz...2024-06-2516 min
Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaDORA, SPACE, and DevEx: Choosing the right framework | Laura Tacho + Abi NodaClick here to view the episode transcript'.
This weekâs 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:Â Dora.devDiscussion points:2:50- DORA, SPACE, DevEx overview10:35- Choosing which framework to...2024-05-2139 min
Refactoring PodcastEngineering Productivity and Developer Experience đ â 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 â You can also find this at: đŹ â â â â â â â Newsletterâ â â â â â â đș â â â â â â â Youtubeâ â â â â â â đ± â â â â â â â Appleâ 2024-05-0256 min
Refactoring PodcastEngineering Productivity and Developer Experience đ â 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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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 miĂ©rcoles a las 22h en Hit Radio Huesca. Un espacio abierto a la creatividad mĂĄs libre y a todos los gĂ©neros musicales (electrĂłnica, hip hop, urbana, indie, pop, flamenco, rock, R&B, jazz, experimental, contemporĂĄnea, world music, folk), que actĂșa como radar de la actualidad sonora o como un cool hunter en el panorama musical. Hasta el infinito y mĂĄs allĂĄ. 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: Itâs better to whole-ass one thing than half-ass twoWhy your data isn't showing the changes needed for successâŠWe 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 âWhyâ 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 doesnât 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 min
iCatTapesPlaylist: 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 JĂșlia Blum - "Cançons amb tĂtols llargs"
05 Sexenni - "Klk quieren las chicas"
06 Colomet - "Aigua gelĂ "
07 Lluc - "Samarreta de ratlles"
08 RosalĂa - "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 - "Ăs estrany"
17 La Ludwig Band - "...2023-07-051h 03
Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaA 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) Lauraâs background(3:59) Lauraâs 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 MagalĂ 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 2022đ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸBret 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, everyo...2022-12-2348 minDevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingKey DevOps Skills for Improving Your Expertiseđ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸBret 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 B...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 Metricsđ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸBret 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 everyo...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.Â
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 2021đ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸDocker 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 S...2021-12-2447 min
Trail Breaker PodcastEpisode 14: Laura Tacho â Crossing the River by Feeling the StonesMy guest today is Laura Tacho, a technology consultant and former VP of Engineering. Sheâs 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 itâs important to know how to structure your thoughts and also plan backward, and how when you stick out like a sore thumb, donât 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: Whatâs the difference between diversity and inclusion? Why is a neutral interview process sometimes anti inclusive? Do you prioritise candidates who are a culture âaddâ, as opposed to a culture âfitâ? 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: Whatâs the difference between diversity and inclusion? Why is a neutral interview process sometimes anti inclusive? Do you prioritise candidates who are a culture âaddâ, as opposed to a culture âfitâ? 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 Tachođ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸIn 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 v...2019-12-161h 09DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingLive from DockerCon with the Docker Captainsđ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸIn 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, Traefi...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 Lilljedahlđ 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 in 2025. I'm so 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://courses.bretfisher.com/waitlist đŸIn this episode, I chat with Laura Tacho from CloudBees and Marcos Lilljedahl from iĂșnigo, both Docker Captains and developers. We take questions from the live audience and discuss topics ranging from the difference between Jenkins and Jen...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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