Software Engineering Teams Plan to Scale Up Productivity
How do software teams plan to scale up their productivity? Keep reading to find out more about their goals and how they intend to increase their output.
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Nearly all respondent organizations plan to scale up software engineering over the next two years
Organizational goals for scaling include integrating new tech, like generative Al
Many plan to use platform engineering to achieve their aims
Nearly all organizations plan to scale up software engineering productivity
92% of respondent organizations (n =119) plan to scale up software engineering productivity over the next two years.
Is your organization planning to scale up its software engineering department's productivity over the course of the next two years? (1)
n = 119
Note: May not add up to 100% due to rounding
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Question: What are your final thoughts on scaling productivity in software engineering departments?
It's tricky - hiring more doesn't always translate to better productivity. Good process, self-service tooling, documentation, and skilled team members are probably the tentpoles.
Most are scaling to integrate new tech, like generative Al
Among those organizations planning to scale up productivity (n = 109), 63% hope to integrate new technologies, like generative AI (GenAI). 56% want to develop additional products or increase velocity.
Adhere to new directives from company leadership 18% | React to macroeconomic trends 16% | Other* 2% | Not sure 0%
*Other includes: Increase QA process, Provide better solutions for our customers
n =109
Question: What are your final thoughts on scaling productivity in software engineering departments?
Filling open positions can be hard, and organizational demands grow at a rate that is hard to keep up with - our developers will likely rely more on Al out of necessity, even when we are willing to hire.
Many are using platform engineering to scale up productivity
What capabilities and or practices is your organization using or planning to use to scale its software engineering productivity? Select all that apply.(2)
60% of respondent organizations planning to scale up productivity expect to use platform engineering to do so.
Restructured teams (e.g., creating domain-based teams) 39% | Al-augmented testing 38% | Site reliability engineering 33%| Software supply chain security 17% | Autoremediation 16% | Chaos engineering 13% | Not sure 2% | Other* 1%
*Other includes: Use of MSP [managed service provider] to scale Scrum teams
n = 109
Question: What are your final thoughts on scaling productivity in software engineering departments?
For the last decade, scaling a team has meant adding more people. With the focus on efficiency, we need to ensure that we can onboard people quickly, understand how teams are performing (and ensure we can improve them), and scale our delivery non-linearly.
In their own words...
Question: What are your final thoughts on scaling productivity in software engineering departments?
Scaling productivity should not come at the expense of work quality and continuous improvement. Goals and timelines must be realistic or you end up with demotivated, burned out teams.
There is no simple solution [to scaling productivity, besides digging in, measuring and ensuring the plan is built for your own organization.
Respondent Breakdown
1 Full question text: Is your organization planning to scale up its software engineering department's productivity (e.g., increase deployment speed, develop additional products) over the course of the next two years?
2 Question shown only to respondents who answered "Yes" to "Is your organization planning to scale up its software engineering department's productivity (e.g., increase deployment speed, develop additional products) over the course of the next two years?"