Developer productivity is not just hard to measure. It's highly reliant on each organization's culture and DevEx, according to Atlassian's head Agile and DevOps evangelist.

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Measuring developer productivity is not enough; organizations should focus on developer joy and happiness, according to Atlassian lead Andrew Boyagi. The 9th Annual State of DevOps Report found that a high-performing organization with a generative culture experiences higher performance, productivity, job satisfaction, and lower burnout. Boyagi suggests changing the focus from measuring productivity to making developers happier and more productive. Atlassian uses anonymous surveys, weekly team reflection sessions, and metrics like search time for documentation to measure developer experience.

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