How to improve efficiency in software engineering?

Activate the untapped human potential of your organization
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Effectiveness is the degree to which an intended outcome or objective is achieved
Efficiency in software engineering is about how well a team's skills and experience cover the knowledge required to achieve those outcomes.
Foster a culture where effectiveness and efficiency coexist, creating room for innovation and growth.
Ensure efficiency initiatives expand the organization's options, avoiding bureaucracy and structural rigidity.

There are several causal factors leading to low efficiency. A common trait to all factors is the presence of either underutilized or wasted human potential. Thus, they can be used as indicators for the presence of all factors. Hence, if you find instances of either underutilized or wasted human potential you can be sure at least one of the factors is present in your organization. All factors leading to low efficiency have the root cause of lack of managerial oversight.

Insufficient training

Leads to poor quality and rework

Poor collaboration

Organizational design not optimized for the people doing the work

Unnecessarily high budgets

Real leaders deal with underperformers

No organizational learning

Organization's capability doesn't improve

Unhappy Developers

Mean low efficiency

Knowledge is not shared

Among employees and between teams

Learning debt

Skills, knowledge and experience not utilized

Slow communication

With the people who request the work

Not enough work

For all developers

Overemployment

Developers work two jobs at the same time

Rework

Most managers seem to consider it normal

Wasting of time

Means wasted human potential

Working less

Than the expected 8 hours a day