SPACE framework
A 2021 research framework. Productivity is not one number. It looks at satisfaction and well-being, performance, activity, communication and collaboration, and efficiency and flow. Use a few signals from different areas.
Why it matters to an engineering manager
SPACE is a reminder to pick a few measures from different areas. Activity alone, such as commits or hours in an editor, is the one SPACE tells you not to manage by.
Which tools measure this
This directory does not tag this term on its own. The definition above says what we would be claiming if we did.