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Re:Don't End the Week with Nothing (2014) by dfcowell on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:52PM (#26536365)
"I made the query for X, an operation that is performed Y times per day, Z% faster resulting in N% increase in Xs performed daily. This meant we could (defer hiring additional headcount|do more <profit-generating/cost-limiting process dependent on X> per day)."

Many teams don't invest in the tooling required to measure this kind of impact, but it's possible to ballpark it.

Re:Don't End the Week with Nothing (2014) by ryandrake on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:10AM (#26537683)
That’s a good example. The math doesn’t need to be precise, and you don’t need to track it down to lines of code. “Part of team of X developers who delivered product Y that produced $Z in revenue.” is enough for anyone to very roughly ballpark-estimate impact.
Re:Don't End the Week with Nothing (2014) by Klinky on Monday March 22, 2021 @12:47PM (#26543297)
This is counter to GPs initial point, where there is a specific claim of direct profit generation. The advice is now just getting watered down into vague ballpark estimates and tossing in a revenue number onto your resume. The advice might as well just be "work on successful projects", which is "thanks captain obvious" advice.