Plandek

Plandek: AI-Powered Engineering Intelligence for Optimized Software Delivery

What is Plandek?

Plandek is a software engineering intelligence platform designed to help teams deliver software faster and more efficiently. It leverages AI-driven analytics to provide insights into the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC), enabling organizations to optimize their processes, align around key performance indicators (KPIs), and achieve strategic goals.

How does Plandek work?

Plandek works by integrating with standard DevOps toolsets, such as issue tracking systems (e.g., Jira), code repositories (e.g., GitHub, GitLab), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools. It then mines data from these sources to provide intelligent insights across the end-to-end software delivery process. Plandek's AI-driven Virtual Delivery Pro analyzes this data and provides a summary of key takeaways, risks, and mitigations.

Key Features and Benefits:

• AI-Driven Analytics: Plandek uses AI to analyze software engineering metrics and identify areas for improvement.
• Customizable Dashboards: Users can create custom dashboards to track the metrics that matter most to their organization.
• KPI Alignment: Plandek helps teams align around KPIs and goals, ensuring that everyone is working towards the same objectives.
• Risk Mitigation: The platform identifies potential risks and provides recommendations for mitigating them.
• GenAI Impact Tracking: Plandek helps organizations track the adoption of GenAI tools and measure their impact on software delivery.
• SmartDelivery: Delivers sprints and epics faster and more predictably.
• Integration with DevOps tools: Seamlessly integrates with standard DevOps toolsets.

Why is Plandek important?

In today's fast-paced software development landscape, it's crucial for teams to deliver software quickly and efficiently. Plandek provides the insights and tools that organizations need to optimize their software delivery processes and achieve their business goals. According to Plandek, users experience up to a 40% increase in deployment frequency and a 30% reduction in time to value.

Who is Plandek for?

Plandek is designed for technology leaders, delivery and product managers, scrum masters, and team leaders who are looking to improve their software delivery processes. It is suitable for organizations of all sizes and industries.

Real-World Applications:

• Strategic Alignment: Ensuring resources and costs align with roadmap priorities.
• Performance Improvement: Identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement in the SDLC.
• Risk Management: Proactively identifying and mitigating risks to ensure on-time delivery.
• GenAI Adoption: Measuring the impact of GenAI tools on productivity, quality, and ROI.

User Testimonials:

• Gary Stevens, Director of Engineering at Trainline: "Plandek intelligence is 'loved by teams and relied on by managers' globally."
• Tristia Harrison, CEO, TalkTalk Group: "Plandek provides those metrics whilst also enabling the delivery team (from squad level upwards) to optimise around the metrics that I care about. As such it is tremendously powerful."

Core Capabilities:

• Align: Align teams around KPIs and goals.
• Deliver: Deliver sprints and epics faster and more predictably with SmartDelivery.
• Improve: Track and drive improvement over time with 50+ highly configurable metrics.
• Customize: Combine data from third-party sources to learn engineering’s impact on value delivery.

GenAI Impact in Software Delivery

Plandek provides the ability to track GenAI adoption and measure its effect on velocity, predictability, quality, and ROI. It enables organizations to:

• Understand how GenAI adoption patterns vary across teams and personas.
• Quantify and maximize productivity improvements across the whole SDLC and understand potential risks.
• Increase the speed and effectiveness of transition to AI-augmented engineering.

Conclusion:

Plandek is an essential tool for any organization looking to optimize its software delivery processes. By providing AI-driven insights into the SDLC, Plandek helps teams deliver software faster, more efficiently, and with higher quality. Its ability to track GenAI adoption and measure its impact makes it a valuable asset in the new era of AI-augmented engineering.