I just published “I don’t belong in tech”https://medium.com/p/i-dont-belong-in-tech-3d73d8fd6f34 …
metrics cover a small % of the things you should care about, but get outsized focus by data people.
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and people usually focus on The Facts that they know about and skip empathy that may render The Facts moot.
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hard to argue against empathy
but realizing "Hey no one has paired in 2 weeks" can be a good kick in the rear. @saronyitbarek -
sure, but "this study shows pair programming doesn't improve productivity over the control" is pointless.
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don't think I argued for that. Just said that certain team sorta-"metrics" provide clues for what to improve
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It's easy to bike-shed and misjudge when you rely solely on intuition. Some data isn't a bad thing.
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I've seen subjective evaluation of people lead to a lot of resentment. And it's justified.
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And assuming we want to be more objective, I'd rather measure the team than individuals. It's all about incentives.
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I want to reward people for doing things that make the team more effective, even at a loss to their own productivity.
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