Agreed. While it's harder to do, the goal should always be to measure output rather than input-lines of code is better than hours in the office, features built

Agreed. While it's harder to do, the goal should always be to measure output rather than input-lines of code is better than hours in the office, features built is better than lines of code, and dollars added to the bottom line trumps everything. Utilization is about as close to input as you can get.