Metrics that matter pt. 2

The developer productivity metrics you should measure.

The next metric for this series is:

developer focus time.

Focus time is a premium commodity for devs.

Developers are constantly bombarded with distractions that rob them of focus time.

Support requests

Meetings

Drive-bys

Email

IM

It’s extremely difficult for developers to get a few moments to write code in between the distractions.

In increasingly complex software environments, large chunks of focus time is necessary to make progress.

Ideally devs should have a block dedicated to deep work every day.

How much time should a dev get a day? At least 4 hours, but ideally 6.

It takes almost an hour to get into a mental flow state, and once that focus is broken, it can be difficult to regain.

Measuring developer focus time can be as simple as a small survey of your developers.

Increasing developer focus time leads to faster bug fixes, enhanced code quality, and faster throughput.

Best,

Andre

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