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Re:At JPMorgan, productivity falls for younger employees at ... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:25AM (#24478128)
That isn't productivity, productivity is value/duration.
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Re:At JPMorgan, productivity falls for younger employees at ... by alephu5 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:00AM (#24478286)
You're absolutely right, but in "Agile" teams this is exactly how they measure productivity: story points (cost)/sprint (duration)
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Re:At JPMorgan, productivity falls for younger employees at ... by etripe on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @05:43AM (#24479453)
And that is exactly why management shouldn't be looking at or comparing burndown charts. It's too tempting to see IT as a cost centre instead of an enabler.
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Re:At JPMorgan, productivity falls for younger employees at ... by zhte415 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @05:29AM (#24479372)
Define value. Now that's a rabbit hole. Marxist definition? Ricardian?
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