Measurement of Current Productivity Additional output Additional output application-domain knowledge gained application-domain knowledge gained Software development experience gained Software development experience gained documentation and other artifacts documentation and other artifacts complexity of the product complexity of the product quality of the product quality of the product Example Example TeamA TeamA Extensive application-domain knowledge Extensive application-domain knowledge Extensive software development experience Extensive software development experience TeamB TeamB Little application-domain knowledge Little application-domain knowledge Little software development experience Little software development experience Both teams produce functionally equivalent products using 20,000 SLOC Both teams produce functionally equivalent products using 20,000 SLOC Effort from TeamA is 500 person-months Effort from TeamA is 500 person-months Effort from TeamB is 1000 person-months Effort from TeamB is 1000 person-months TeamA is twice as productive as TeamB.
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