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Engineering managers are in charge of tech teams and need to be patient. They need to ensure the best practices around software development, hire and train engineering staff, align and motivate the team towards the company’s goal. But managing requires more patience than changing the culture of the engineering team. Synthetic metrics help managers to get closer to work performed by engineering teams. They are essential to understand the complexity of dealing with people, the product, and the business. There are lots of possible metrics. Each one tells a different version of the same story, and managers should spot and prioritize a list of grades.