Software engineers are constantly investing their expertise into the product.
Measurement (if any) should be on the realised gains in the short and long term, not the visible investment. LOC, tickets closed, hours spent etc can all have negative payoffs.
Unfortunately that is hard to measure, as Rachel points out.
Measurement (if any) should be on the realised gains in the short and long term, not the visible investment. LOC, tickets closed, hours spent etc can all have negative payoffs.
Unfortunately that is hard to measure, as Rachel points out.