About this episode
This episode explores the complexities of measuring productivity in software development and the conflicts that arise from it.
Attempts to measure developer performance seem inevitably to lead to conflict. Why is productivity such a challenging concept? And why specifically in software development? The post Episode 23 – The productivity illusion first appeared on Agile Plays.
Topics covered
- developer performance
- productivity
- software development
- conflict
- measurement
Keywords
- productivity
- developer performance
- software development
- measurement
- conflict
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