Analyze delivery metrics, hiring funnel, team structure

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What it does

Analyze delivery throughput, engineer hiring funnel, design team

Best for

VP of Engineering or Director of Eng optimizing delivery throughput (DORA), hiring funnel conversion, and org structure when execution velocity stalls.

Inputs

· Deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate (DORA 4)
· Engineering hiring funnel (sourcing → offer → acceptance → ramp)
· Current eng org (headcount, managers, directors, span-of-control)

Outputs

· DORA 4 dashboard (throughput classification + bottleneck)
· Engineering hiring funnel (7-stage conversion, weakest-stage fixes, 6-month hiring plan)
· Org structure design (squad/tribe model, manager trigger, director trigger, span-of-control)

Requires

· None (stdlib-only)

Preconditions

· vpe-advisor skill installed or c-level-skills
· DORA metrics tracked (deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate)
· Hiring pipeline data (source-to-offer conversion)

Failure modes

· DORA metrics incomplete or tracked inconsistently
· Hiring conversion assumes standard tech salaries (varies by region/skill)
· Span-of-control rule too rigid (ops orgs work at 1:20, eng at 1:6)
· Team structure ignores product dependencies or domain expertise

Trust signals

· DORA 4 metric framework (deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate)
· 7-stage engineering hiring funnel with stage-specific conversion rates
· Squad/tribe model with manager + director trigger math (span-of-control rules)