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5 key metrics for boosting software development efficiency

In this challenging climate, we are all under pressure to increase business efficiencies – software engineering teams included.

A 2019 Cambridge University Judge Business School MBA research project found that software failures cost enterprise software vendors $61Bn per year. This equates to 620 million developer hours a year wasted on debugging software failures.

Defect resolution is a significant factor that impacts software development economics. The premise is simple: fix bugs faster and realize significant cost savings.

Here are the 5 key metrics you should care about if you need to deliver more value faster, with fewer – or the same – level of resources.