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Delivery friction is costing you more than you think. Calculate exactly how much!

Most software teams are bleeding budget on problems that never get fixed; not because of bad developers, but because of structural friction that quietly compounds every sprint.
The Hidden Cost Calculator shows you exactly how much delivery friction is costing your business each year.

Calculate my hidden costs

The Hidden Cost Calculator is..

Based on your team composition

Built on research from Pendo, McKinsey, and Dutch hiring data

Used by tech leaders managing teams of 5–50 engineers

Most engineering budgets have a hidden leak

It doesn’t show up in your sprint velocity. It doesn’t appear in your burn rate. But it’s there: in every senior engineer pulled away from strategic work, every vacant role that’s been open for three months, every sprint full of shipped features that no one asked for. 

Delivery friction isn’t a people problem. It’s a structural one. And until you put a number on it, it’s almost impossible to prioritize fixing it.

Find out what friction is costing you — DevOn
Delivery Friction Estimator

Find out what friction is costing you.

Three quick questions. See your total cost instantly — unlock the full breakdown by email.

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Step 1 of 3 — Senior Talent Overload
How is senior engineering time being used?
Non-strategic work includes legacy bugs, ad-hoc fixes, and cleaning up junior code — anything that isn't architecture or complex problem-solving.
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Step 2 of 3 — Open Roles & Hiring Delays
How many roles are sitting unfilled right now?
We assume an average vacancy duration of 3 months, in line with Dutch market data. Every week a role is open, your roadmap absorbs the cost.
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Step 3 of 3 — Business Value Focus
Are your teams building toward real business outcomes?
A value metric connects engineering output to business outcomes — activation rate, revenue per feature, retention impact, and similar.
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Your team is losing an estimated
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per year to delivery friction — based on your team size, seniority mix, and current delivery patterns.
See exactly where this cost comes from
See which delivery patterns cost you the most, and where the biggest savings are hiding. Add your details and we'll email you the full breakdown to keep or share with your team.
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Misallocated senior capacity
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Your most expensive engineers are spending a significant share of their time on work that shouldn't reach them.
Lost capacity from open roles
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Every week a role sits unfilled, your roadmap absorbs the cost in delayed delivery and compounding technical debt.
Low-value output
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Without clear value metrics, a large portion of your engineering budget funds features that rarely move the needle.
Ready to recover that budget? Let's show you where to start — no pitch, just a focused 30-minute conversation.