Measuring developer productivity

What works (and what doesn't) when tracking developer productivity

“How productive is your team?”

If you’re an engineering manager, you’ve probably been asked this. And if your team isn’t clearly underperforming, answering can be tricky.

Measuring developer productivity is hard. Many frameworks have been invented to help, like DORA, SPACE, DevEx and now DX Core 4, but they often leave us with more questions than answers.

I’ve tested these frameworks at both startups and large companies. Here’s what I learned about measuring productivity.