TechValidate Research on Stack Overflow for Teams


Stack Overflow for Teams Case Study

Legit Health

Introduction

This case study of Legit Health is based on a November 2021 survey of Stack Overflow for Teams customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The profiled company brought in Stack Overflow for Teams to improve their business KPI of operational efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and business performance.

The other challenges they wanted to solve were:

  • Removing roadblocks or barriers
  • Creating or maintaining a continuous learning culture
  • Breaking down silos between teams
  • Enabling employees to solve problems faster
  • Capturing institutional knowledge

Use Case

They use the free tier of Stack Overflow for Teams.

Their engineering, analytics/business intelligence, and IT teams are the main users of Stack Overflow for Teams.

The other tools they use for knowledge sharing are:

  • Code repository
  • Software development project management system
  • Cloud drive
  • Homegrown tools (e.g., built internally)

Results

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

  • Decreased firefighting/unplanned work
  • Increased employee satisfaction
  • Increased developer efficacy
  • Increased discoverability of documentation and expertise
  • Decreased onboarding time for new employees

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
  • Prevented knowledge loss when teammates left
  • Individuals having more opportunities to learn
  • Individuals having more opportunities to mentor




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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