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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

CIO

In 2020, McKinsey surveyed 440 large companies about their “ developer velocity” — meaning the practices that best tap the full potential of development talent. In retail, for example, software has been the fastest-growing job category ; about half of the world’s software engineers work outside the tech industry.

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Your Generative AI strategy could use a startup’s touch

CIO

Although it’s early days, as many as 75% of organizations reported quantified outcomes from GenAI projects, with 26% expecting productivity gains, according to a Dell Technologies survey of IT decision makers. Accordingly, many organizations plan to boost GenAI funding, the survey found. What are your metrics for success?

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Sleuth wants to use AI to measure software developer productivity

TechCrunch

As knowledge workers including software engineers shifted to remote work during the pandemic, executives expressed a concern that productivity would suffer as a result. The evidence is mixed on this, but in the software industry particularly, remote work exacerbated many of the challenges that employees already faced.

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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

CIO

According to a research report IDC released in November, based on a survey of over 2,100 business leaders and decision makers with responsibility for AI transformation, 71% of companies already using AI are seeing returns on their AI investments within 14 months, averaging $3.50 for every $1 spent. “And

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4 common mistakes startups make when setting pay for hybrid workers

TechCrunch

It’s a high-stakes decision: Fifty-eight percent of workers said they will look for new jobs if they can’t work remotely, according to a FlexJobs survey. While it’s tempting to search for free data online or use survey data that your company has purchased in the past, both approaches have risks.

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Is it worth measuring software developer productivity? CIOs weigh in

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Gartner’s surveys and data from client inquiries confirm that developer productivity remains a top priority for software engineering leaders.” One big caveat of some productivity measurements is that some can lead to false positives, or cause engineers to game the system. “As

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

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We are delighted to announce the release of our new book “ Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture ”. VYou app , for making me innovate and implement new software architecture metrics. Alexander has been writing software or managing development teams since the 1980s.