DEVEX: WHAT ACTUALLY DRIVES PRODUCTIVITY

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Knowing how to measure or even define developer productivity has remained elusive. Today, many organizations aiming to improve developer productivity are finding that a new developer-centric approach focused on developer experience (DevEx) unlocks valuable insights and opportunities. This paper provides a practical framework for understanding DevEx and presents a measurement framework that combines feedback from developers with data about the engineering systems they interact with. These two frameworks provide leaders with clear, actionable insights into what to measure and where to focus in order to improve developer productivity.