# Engineering metrics that influence networking decisions
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Like product and commercial teams, engineering teams also use success criteria to evaluate whether they are meeting business objectives. However, these metrics differ and they focus on the team's ability to develop, operate, and meet security and compliance requirements. This section describes engineering metrics that can be positively or negatively influenced by the networking access decisions that your organization makes.

Use these metrics and self-assessment questions to evaluate your current network access approach against your business requirements and technical capabilities. This assessment helps you identify gaps in your architecture and prioritize improvements that align with your strategic objectives. By regularly reviewing these criteria, you can make sure that your network access strategy continues to support both your customers' needs and your organization's growth plans.

**This section contains metrics and self-evaluation questions for the following categories and topics:**
+ [Development metrics](assessment-engineering-dev.md)
  + [Deployment frequency, time to deploy, and sprint velocity](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-velocity)
  + [Flexibility and feature delivery](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-features)
  + [Change failure rate](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-failure-rate)
  + [Code quality and engineering team performance](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-performance)
  + [Technical debt reduction](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-debt-reduction)
  + [Scalability, capacity, and performance](assessment-engineering-dev.md#assessment-engineering-dev-scalability)
+ [Operational excellence metrics](assessment-engineering-ops.md)
  + [Operational resilience and disaster recovery](assessment-engineering-ops.md#assessment-engineering-ops-resilience)
  + [Service and application performance monitoring](assessment-engineering-ops.md#assessment-engineering-ops-monitoring)
+ [Security and governance metrics](assessment-engineering-sec.md)
  + [Security, compliance, and vulnerability management](assessment-engineering-sec.md#assessment-engineering-sec-compliance)