Measurement

Leading Through Hard Conversations

Measurement

Metric Definition Target
Apprentice-to-Builder Ratio Number of Apprentices per Builder+ Sufficient to sustain pipeline
Time-to-Judgment Time for Apprentice to reach Builder Trending down or stable
Code Review Rigor Score % of reviews that include questions, not just approvals ≥ 80%
Vacation Test Pass Rate % of engineers whose absence degrades team decision quality Track and investigate
Ladder Legibility Score % of managers who can explain advancement criteria consistently 100%
Explain-Before-Merge Compliance % of generated code merged with human explanation 100%