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C. Sadowski, T. Zimmermann (eds.)Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4221-6_14

14. Using Biometric Sensors to Measure Productivity

Marieke van Vugt1 
(1)
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
 

Operationalizing Productivity for Measurement

If we want to be productive, it would be great if we could track productivity in some way, such that it is possible to determine what factors help and hinder productivity. Biometric sensors may be helpful for such productivity tracking. But what does being productive mean? A simplistic notion of productivity is being able to pay attention without getting distracted. Indeed, to be productive in simple tasks such as filling out routine forms, ...

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