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[1/2] Squad Health Check and compare it to DORA Metrics, SPACE, DevEx (Category Management)

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Just the other day I came across an ancient survey tool from Spotify. This concept was published in the distant 2014 A couple of years after the publication of the famous Spotify model with all sorts of guilds, squads and other funny names. It was designed by Henrik Kniberg and popularize beautiful cartoons and comics that have become viral. Despite attempts to screw the model in the forehead, few people succeeded, and then the creators said that they themselves moved away from it and adapted their processes to the new reality. In fact, Squad Health Check appeared more 10 years ago, but he still used Spotify. Squad health check is a self-assessment tool developed for agile teams. It is used to assess and improve team dynamics, performance and overall performance by tracking different measurements of team health over time. The main features of this system are

**1) Traffic light system (traffic-light)**Team members evaluate different measurements using simple color indicators, making it easy to visualize the overall state of the team. 2) Dimensions evaluated (measurement): Common dimensions include value delivery, ease of release, fun, codebase health, team morale, and collaboration. They can be customized according to the specific needs of the team. **3) Open discussions (open-ended)**Results are used to facilitate discussions of problems and successes, helping teams identify areas for improvement and create workable plans. **4) Historical tracking (historical)**Over time, teams can track their progress and identify trends or recurring issues.

In general, this approach was good for 2014 A year ago, but since then, Dora has appeared. (DevOps Research and Assesment) metrics (detail post book Accelerate), SPACE framework (detail post) DevEx (detail post), who have gone much further. If we compare them to each other, we get about the following: (Squad health check method I will call SHC for short)

1) Subjectivity vs. Objectivity. SHC is highly dependent on the subjective self-esteem of team members. This can lead to biased or inconsistent results, as different people may interpret questions differently or not be completely honest. DORA Metrics provides objective, quantitative data on development parameters (For example, deployment frequence or lead time).

  • SPACE: Combines subjective and objective data, but thanks to its structure minimizes bias by combining metrics such as satisfaction with measurable performance metrics that can be obtained through logs/metrics from systems (activityACE)
  • DevEx: In a similar way, SPACE tries to balance subjectivity and objectivity. 2) Lack of focus on technical metrics
  • SHC Emphasizes team morale, collaboration, and processes, but does not focus on technical metrics such as deployment frequency or code quality.
  • DORA Metrics focus on the technical parameters of development, which makes it very useful for optimizing DevOps/SRE practices.
  • SPACE technical aspects (e.g. efficiency and flow) Along with team well-being, providing a more holistic view of productivity.
  • DevEx Looking at technical obstacles (Inefficiency of instruments)It affects the productivity and satisfaction of developers.

Continue to compare these different approaches in the next post.

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