October 03, 2024
This past August, Jellyfish and Encora, a leading provider of digital engineering services, teamed up to host an exclusive dinner bringing together top engineering executives. The event focused on how engineering leaders can leverage data to transform their teams and deliver better results in an era when intuition and anecdote-driven management no longer suffice.
Keep reading for an inside look at what we learned 👀
Scaling Engineering Teams without Sacrificing Performance
One key insight from the dinner came from an executive leader at a fast-growing global HR platform, who recently scaled their engineering team by 6X. This leader partnered with both Encora and Jellyfish to address the challenges of scaling rapidly. Encora’s Managed Teams model enabled them to quickly grow while maintaining cultural alignment and focus on outcomes. At the same time, Jellyfish provided the data-driven insights necessary to track engineering metrics including time from first PR to production – a key indicator of team efficiency and time-to-market.
By combining Encora’s expertise in scaling engineering teams with Jellyfish’s ability to provide visibility into engineering operations, this leader was able to onboard dozens of new team members, move from monthly to on-demand releases, and modernize the company’s tech stack – all while maintaining high performance.
Aligning Engineering with Business Outcomes
Another major theme the night uncovered was the need for stronger alignment between engineering and business outcomes. According to Jellyfish’s 2024 State of Engineering Management Report, misalignment between business executives and engineers remains a common challenge. One attendee was able to bridge the gap between business and engineering goals and outcomes by leveraging Encora’s Managed Teams model combined with Jellyfish’s insights. By connecting talent distribution and team ramp-up to the company’s evolving priorities, this engineering leader was better able to show the value of their work and how it directly supports business goals.
Further emphasizing the need for such alignment one attendee noted, “Engineering spend, ROI, and optimization have risen in priority for most companies in the past 18 months.”
Jellyfish + Encora: A Strategic Partnership
At this point, we all know that data is no longer just a nice-to-have – it’s a foundational requirement for modern engineering leadership. By combining Jellyfish’s data-driven engineering insights with Encora’s managed teams, together we’re helping engineering leaders tackle some of their most complex challenges. Whether it’s scaling teams, optimizing engineering operations, or aligning efforts with business outcomes, Jellyfish and Encora provide the tools and expertise needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.
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