At Waydev, we’ve always believed that engineering excellence starts with clarity. To help teams understand how effectively they deliver value, maintain quality, and create business impact, we’re introducing Waydev Core 4 — our unified model for engineering productivity, built on the foundations of the DX Core 4™ framework created by Nicole Forsgren and the DX research team.
Waydev Core 4 brings together decades of research from DORA, SPACE, and DevEx, translating them into a single, actionable model that helps leaders measure and improve engineering performance in real time.
The framework organizes insights into four core dimensions that reflect how engineering teams operate day to day:
By combining system data with contextual insights, Waydev Core 4 empowers organizations to balance speed, stability, and innovation—ensuring decisions are both data-driven and outcome-oriented.
Every engineering team wants to know where they stand. To make that transparent, Waydev Core 4 introduces percentile benchmarks that compare performance across the industry:
These benchmarks give context to your data, allowing teams to set meaningful goals and celebrate measurable progress.
Alongside Waydev Core 4, we’re also rolling out Hygiene 2.0, redesigned from the ground up to offer greater depth and flexibility in analysis. You can now filter insights by Group, Team, or Nested Teams, enabling granular performance reviews and targeted improvements.
Even better, each graph is now interactive—click on any metric to see the exact unlinked pull requests (PRs) behind it. This makes it easier than ever to trace performance patterns, identify process gaps, and ensure alignment across engineering workflows.
Waydev Core 4 is now live and available on the platform’s launch page.
Explore how your teams perform across the four key dimensions, benchmark against industry standards, and unlock actionable insights that drive continuous improvement.
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