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# Building 10x Organizations Using Modern Productivity Metrics


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
- **Time:** 10:50–11:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100026-building-10x-organizations-using-modern-productivity-metrics)

## Description

The session debunks the myth of the 10x engineer and argues that 10x organizations are real — backed by data showing an 11x productivity difference between organizations (vs. only 21% difference between engineers within the same org). 

Key themes include:

- Why developer productivity is a systems problem, not a people problem

- The evolution from DORA metrics to modern DevEx frameworks (SPACE, DX Core 4: Speed, Effectiveness, Quality, Impact)

- How to create a continuous improvement flywheel: Assess → Prioritize → Act

- Measuring GenAI's impact on developer productivity

- Real-world examples (Pfizer reduced incident resolution time by 33%, increased deployment frequency by 22%)

## Speaker

### [Justin Reock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@justin-reock)

Deputy CTO of DX


## Related talks at this congress

- [Measuring the Wrong Things Faster Than Ever](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1357-measuring-the-wrong) — Laura Tacho
- [Inside Look: AI & Developer Productivity Programs in a 1,500+ Engineering Team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1301-inside-look-ai) — Ellen Jones, Kristjan Ulst
- [User 1st! Technology 2nd! Stop building AI nobody uses - start delivering real business outcomes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1378-user-1st-technology) — Mateusz Gren, Peter Hock
- [Why Developers Abandon Your Product in the First 10 Minutes (And How to Stop It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1231-why-developers) — Marcos Placona