Domain
Project Management
Skill Profile
Delivery metrics: Lead Time, Cycle Time, Velocity, Throughput, DORA metrics
Roles
2
where this skill appears
Levels
5
structured growth path
Mandatory requirements
10
the other 0 optional
Project Management
Delivery Management
3/17/2026
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| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Understands key delivery metrics: velocity, lead time, cycle time, throughput. Tracks sprint progress in Jira/Linear. Prepares basic delivery reports. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Knows key delivery metrics: lead time, cycle time, deployment frequency, change failure rate. Understands DORA metrics and their connection to product performance. Tracks basic indicators for their team. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Analyzes delivery metrics to optimize processes. Identifies bottlenecks through lead time analysis. Uses metrics for planning and forecasting. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Independently analyzes delivery metrics to identify bottlenecks in the product flow. Builds dashboards with DORA metrics, links engineering metrics to product outcomes. Uses data to improve planning. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Builds a delivery metrics system for the product. Balances speed and quality. Uses DORA metrics to assess engineering health. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Defines delivery metrics system for the product, linking engineering performance with business outcomes. Implements value stream mapping to optimize flow from idea to production. Designs alerting for metric degradation. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Standardizes delivery metrics for the division. Defines benchmarks and targets. Uses metrics to optimize cross-team dependencies. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Defines delivery metrics standards for the product division. Introduces cross-team benchmarking and continuous improvement processes. Links delivery performance to product OKRs at portfolio level. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Defines engineering efficiency strategy at the company level. Shapes investments in developer experience and productivity tools. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Shapes enterprise strategy for measuring delivery performance. Defines organization-level engineering metrics linked to business value. Builds culture of measurement and continuous improvement at scale. |