Instead of relying on a fixed standard, regularly tweak and adapt what you measure.

Changing what you're measuring may seem like a drawback, but it really makes your work more robust. Meta-feedback on what you measure stops you from reaching a fragile solution.

What matters most is often the hardest to track. We then measure things we don't care about with the hope that it will give some clarity. The solution:

• Pick a few metrics that will estimate what matters. The metrics should be easy to measure and time...

A dimension in measuring productivity is looking at the big picture or fine-grained details.

• The big picture: Looking back over the years, how much difference did it make?
• Fine-grained means adding up the hours worked, which gives an immedia...