You can’t improve what you can’t define or measure

New Relic Scorecards is a strategic solution designed to enforce and improve engineering standards across diverse teams and projects by providing predefined scorecards focused on essential areas of engineering best practices. These scorecards cover aspects such as production readiness, ownership and documentation, DORA metrics, operational readiness, security, web vitals, AWS reliability, tagging compliance, and APM best practices, serving both large enterprises and SMEs by ensuring consistency and supporting high standards. Customizable scorecards allow organizations to tailor metrics to specific needs, while automated reporting and long-term tracking enable continuous improvement by offering insights into trends and performance over time. The integration with GitHub enhances management and visibility, and the platform is available through New Relic’s Advanced Compute innovations, offering usage-based billing to optimize costs. By positioning itself as more than just a compliance tool, Scorecards aims to foster a culture of engineering excellence and quality software development.