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A healthy culture is foundational, positively impacting technical capabilities, performance goals, and employee success. Teams prioritizing user needs tend to build the right things and build them right, demonstrating a balance of software delivery and operational performance.
The report emphasizes continuous improvement. Using metrics to understand strengths and weaknesses is a starting point. Teams should prioritize learning and adapting based on feedback rather than solely focusing on hitting performance targets.
Key findings include
Healthy culture is key: Generative organizational cultures correlate with 30% higher organizational performance.
User focus drives success: Teams prioritizing user needs achieve 40% higher organizational performance and build both the right thing and build the thing right.
Technical capabilities matter: Continuous integration, loosely coupled teams, and fast code reviews significantly improve software delivery and operational performance.
Documentation amplifies impact: High-quality documentation drastically increases the effectiveness of technical capabilities on organizational performance.
Cloud flexibility is crucial: Leveraging flexible infrastructure, often enabled by cloud, results in 30% higher organizational performance, while simply “lifting and shifting” can be detrimental.
Fair work distribution improves well-being: Equitable work distribution reduces burnout but has no significant impact on those identifying as underrepresented. Underrepresented groups often take on more repetitive tasks, contributing to higher burnout levels.
Continuous improvement is essential: Teams should adopt a mindset of continuous improvement, focusing on learning and adaptation rather than just achieving specific metric targets.