Just to clarify - I wasn't being serious. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of James Chapman-Smith Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:48 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: KPI's for software developers
Hi Richard & David, I'd be wary about using "amount of code" & "bugs they fix" as KPI's. IMHO both are terrible as far as KPI's. Here's why: It's my experience that there are two main things that create bugs - code & documentation. The more code you write the more bugs you'll get (and the number of bugs for each extra line increases as you go). Documentation is just a bug accelerator. If a client reads that a textbox is 67 pixels wide and yours in only 63 then you have a bug. It's best not to have written that amount of detail. Now, if you reward coders by using the "amount of code" as a positive KPI then you are in fact generating more bugs. If you then reward coders further by counting bugs fixed as a positive KPI then you are further encouraging large amounts of sloppy code writing. So, "amount of code" & "bugs they fix" KPI's just encourage lots of sloppy coding. I do, however, agree that "soda they drink" is an excellent KPI. :) If I were pressed for actually cool KPI I would suggest "Ratio of Test Code to Production Code", "Percentage of Code coverage" & "Feature Burn Rate". Cheers. James. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Kean Sent: Friday, 25 June 2010 10:15 To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: KPI's for software developers Definitely track it by the amount of code that write, the bugs they fix and soda they drink. ;) From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Richard Moore Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:40 PM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: KPI's for software developers Hi all Does anyone have any good useful key performance indicators (KPI) that measure a software developers performance? Kind regards Richard Moore Analyst Programmer [WSR-Signature.png] Ph: +61 7 3340 2500 Fx: +61 7 3340 2550 23 Hi-Tech Court, Eight Mile Plains, Qld 4113 Locked Bag 38, Acacia Ridge, Qld 4110
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