TechValidate Research on Stack Overflow for Teams


Stack Overflow for Teams Case Study

Small Business Computer Software Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business computer software company is based on a November 2021 survey of Stack Overflow for Teams customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

The profiled company brought in Stack Overflow for Teams to improve their business KPIs of service quality & organizational effectiveness.

The other challenges they wanted to solve were:

  • Creating or maintaining a continuous learning culture
  • Enabling employees to solve problems faster
  • Capturing institutional knowledge

Use Case

They use the business tier of Stack Overflow for Teams.

Their analytics/business intelligence, IT, support, sales, marketing, customer success/customer experience, & product teams are the main users of Stack Overflow for Teams.

The other tools they use for knowledge sharing are:

  • ChatOps (e.g., Slack or Microsoft Teams)

Results

The surveyed company said the most impactful operational benefits their organization realized with Stack Overflow for Teams are:

  • Increased employee satisfaction
  • Increased discoverability of documentation and expertise

They said the most impactful cultural or team benefits their organization realized with Stack Overflow for Teams are:

  • Increased collaboration between and among teams
  • More knowledge is captured for the future
  • Increased peer-to-peer support
  • Reduced burden on subject matter experts or high tenured teammates
  • Prevented knowledge loss when teammates left
  • Increased transparency of knowledge and information
  • Individuals having more confidence in their work




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of Stack Overflow for Teams by TechValidate.

TechValidate verifies the identity and organizational affiliation of all participants that contribute to published research data. When research participants so desire, we also guarantee their anonymity so that they may share information honestly and freely.


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