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Tech Insights

Tech Insights was tailored for the Leadership/Executive persona to provide clear, actionable, and real-time visibility into the tech health of their teams. Leaders can monitor track compliance, identify performance trends, and make data-driven decisions about their software development practices. You can view high-level organizational metrics or drill down into specific team performance to gain insights from your Soundcheck data.

Key Features​

  • Hierarchical Data Navigation: Drill down from organization-level to team-specific insights.
  • Real-time Filtering: Search and filter tracks, campaigns, teams, and compliance data.
  • Summary Analytics: View aggregate statistics and identify top/bottom performers.

Getting Started​

Accessing Tech Insights​

Tech Insights can be accessed from the main Soundcheck navigation. Look for the "Tech Insights" tab. In the new Soundcheck UI tech insights is the default landing page.

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Initial View​

When you first access Tech Insights, you'll see the main Tech Insights page with:

  1. Group Selector: Choose the organizational group you want to analyze. By default, your most recently selected group will be chosen. If you haven’t selected a group before, one of the groups you belong to will be automatically pre-selected.
  2. Filter Options: Search and filter your data.
  3. Summary Tiles: Quick overview of key metrics.
  4. Campaigns and Tracks: How well teams are meeting track/campaign requirements.

Campaigns and Tracks Table​

Provides a tabular format with sortable columns and clickable rows:

  • Name: Track/campaign name.
  • Checks: Number of checks in the track/campaign across all levels.
  • Entities: Number of entities owned by the selected group and its subgroups that the track/campaign is applicable to.
  • Compliance: Percentage of passing checks across all applicable entities and track levels.
  • Owner: Track/campaign owner information.

For a detailed analysis, click on any table row to access a breakdown of the corresponding track or campaign's compliance by team.

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Groups and Hierarchy​

Tech Insights organizes data hierarchically based on your organization's structure. You can:

  • Select a top-level group to analyze
  • Navigate through organizational hierarchies
  • View metrics at different organizational levels
  • Filter by specific groups or subgroups

Using Tech Insights​

Selecting Your Data​

  1. Choose a Group: Use the group selector to pick your organizational scope.
  2. Filter Tracks: Use the filters to refine your view to specific tracks or campaigns.
  3. Search: Enter keywords to find specific tracks or teams.

Group Selection​

The group selector is the primary way to scope your Tech Insights analysis to specific organizational units.

Using the Group Selector​

The Group Selection dialog offers several methods to find and select your desired organizational group:

Search All Groups

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  • Use the autocomplete search field to find any group by name
  • Type to filter and select from all available organizational groups

History

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  • Quick access to groups you've used recently
  • Displayed as clickable buttons for easy re-selection
  • Helps you quickly return to frequently analyzed groups

Child and Parent Groups

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  • Allow you quickly navigate up and down the group hierarchy.

Understanding Summary Tiles​

The summary tiles provide at-a-glance metrics:

  • Groups: Number of teams in scope (selected group and its subgroups).
  • Tracks and Campaigns: Number of tracks and campaigns applicable to entities owned by the selected group and its subgroups.
  • Average Compliance: Overall compliance percentage across all tracks and campaigns for teams in scope.

Tech Insights Explorer​

Click on any table row to access a breakdown of the corresponding track or campaign's compliance by team:

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Summary​

Provides insights into team performance:

  • Teams Needing Attention: Teams with compliance < 50%.
  • Top Performing Teams: Teams with compliance > 80%.

Clicking on a team will bring you to the Track Insights page with the Owner filter pre-selected.

Teams Table​

Provides a tabular format with sortable columns and selectable rows:

  • Name: Team name. Clicking on a team name will bring you to the Track Insights page with the Owner filter pre-selected.
  • Entities: Number of entities owned by the team that the selected track/campaign is applicable to.
  • Compliance: Percentage of passing checks across all applicable entities owned by the team and all levels of the selected track.

Selecting a team from a row in the table will navigate you to the track insights page with the selected team.