Driving and Measuring the Impact of Platform Engineering
InfoQ, Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Platform engineering requires a socio-technical approach with holistic impact measurement across all stakeholders.
Sergiu Petean discusses how platform engineering must be approached from a socio-technical perspective shaped by all stakeholders, not just developers.
He argues that while technical KPIs like onboarding time and deployment frequency are commonly measured, the financial and strategic impact on the entire organization is rarely understood. Petean emphasizes the importance of written principles that endure change, clear ownership, and measurable impact metrics that can demonstrate platform value to executives.
He shares how his platform team built a future-proof system enabling teams to manage their own production environments while maintaining strong compliance and security standards.