Use this diagnostic tool to increase your personal effectiveness by benchmarking your performance against your peers and identifying customized focus areas for improvement.
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Gartner Software Engineering Leader Effectiveness Diagnostic
Measure your effectiveness and identify actionable steps
Why leaders love the Gartner Software Engineering Effectiveness Diagnostic
Measure your personal effectiveness
Benchmark your effectiveness in your role against peers from across industries and geographies.
Get personalized improvement opportunities
Discover personalized, actionable recommendations to help you focus improvement efforts and leverage key areas of strength.
Receive expert advice
Schedule a walk-through with a Gartner service partner who can help you take action on identified priorities.
Become more effective in your role
A common indicator of success for an organization is the effectiveness and leadership of the software engineering leader. Use this diagnostic to benchmark and understand how to be more successful in your role.
Upon completing the diagnostic, receive a detailed report that shows:
Personal performance
Your personal performance, including your percentile rank versus peers overall and by measures of effectiveness.
High-impact actions
Top 3 high-impact actions you can take to boost your effectiveness and your top 3 strengths.
Resources
Explore Gartner resources to help take your next steps.
Expert guidance
Gain additional insight with a personalized review with a Gartner expert.
What does it measure?
01
Demographics
This section requires you to report a few key details, including your title, the number of years in your current role, and your organization’s size and industry.
02
Behaviors and actions
This series of questions asks about your alignment with the actions you can do or direct that set the most effective software engineering leaders apart.
03
Performance
This series of questions asks about your effectiveness in your role-specific responsibilities and meeting performance expectations across several key business outcomes.
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