By Pankaj Gupta, Broadcom
Publication Date: 2026-02-11 16:00:00
Partner Content You have 12 months to demonstrate value from your platform. Maybe less. According to the 2025 State of Platform Engineering Report Vol 4, exclusively sponsored by Broadcom, 40.9 percent of platform initiatives can’t demonstrate measurable value within their first year. Some get defunded, deprecated, or dismantled entirely. But here’s the opportunity: 35.2 percent of platform teams deliver measurable value within just six months.
The difference isn’t the tech stack. It’s not team size or budget. It’s the measurement and mindset of proving the value.
The measurement crisis
Nearly 30 percent of platform teams don’t measure success at all. This represents a significant improvement from 2024, when 45 percent of respondents did not measure success. The State of Platform Engineering Report reveals this as a critical vulnerability that cripples the ability to prove ROI, secure additional investment, and guide decision-making. Without metrics, you’re flying blind; building…
