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Maximizing Developer Effectiveness: an article focused on the notion of developer feedback loops
The SPACE of Developer Productivity: reference article for the SPACE framework
State of Devops 2019: research behind the DORA metrics
What is Developer Experience?: roundup of tactics to improve developer experience

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations: by the researchers behind the DORA Metrics
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement: a book about the theory of constraints in the context of manufacturing, which can apply to some aspects of the software development life cycle.
The Phoenix Project: a novel about how devops transformations can take inspiration from manufacturing.
The Unicorn Project: a novel about how to transform a low effectiveness engineering team.
Team Topologies: a practical, step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction.

Why are there so many bad bosses: a Freakonomics episode about the relationship between productivity, engagement, and having a bad/good boss