Re: Auditing Programmers

Dean, management has to measure things.  It is difficult but essential. 
You point to the problem though.  A requirement of managing is that the 
measures be correct as  they will get what they measure.  If they measure 
lines of code, they'll get lines of code.  If they measure time signed on, 
they'll get lots of time signed on. 

I'd wager good money that this inability to develop good measures is the 
major reason most managers need "face time" and  rebel at off-site 
workers.
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Booth Martin
boothm@earth.goddard.edu
http://www.spy.net/~booth
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Booth,

In a message dated 12/7/99 9:03:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
boothm@earth.goddard.edu writes:

> There is nothing wrong with being held accountable for our work, so long 

>  as it is done honestly and the measures are appropriate to the goals. 

I would _LOVE_ to know how you would make this assessment based on 
available 
information from an AS/400. 





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