AI has outpaced how engineering organisations measure developer productivity: Harness report
Harness released The State of Engineering Excellence 2026, a new study showing that AI coding tools have transformed the day-to-day work of software developers faster than the industry’s measurement frameworks can keep up. The result is a growing visibility gap: engineering organisations are reporting record productivity gains while simultaneously acknowledging they no longer have the right instruments to tell whether those gains are real — or what they’re costing.
The AI productivity paradox
Based on responses from 700 engineering practitioners and managers across the United States, the United Kingdom, India, France, and Germany, the report tells a complicated story. AI adoption is now the default in engineering organisations, and self-reported impact is overwhelmingly positive — but the cost is accumulating in places organisations aren’t watching.
- Leaders are reporting big gains from AI. 89% of engineering leaders say developer productivity has improved since adopting AI coding tools, and 88% say developer...
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