Yes and no. You can measure things: * features delivered * time-to-market (idea -> production) * code quality metrics * bugs found / bugs fixed * tickets opene

Yes and no. You can measure things: * features delivered * time-to-market (idea -> production) * code quality metrics * bugs found / bugs fixed * tickets opened / closed (and with what resolution) / month * revenue vs expenses * (if you must) commits / month, code changes / month But few software developers seem to do that because it's overhead.