# The Three Pillars of Engineering Team Productivity | LinearB Blog

> Ori and Dan had the privilege of being guests on the Frontier podcast by Gun.io. In this episode, we discuss how to measure productivity in software engineering organizations.

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The Three Pillars of Engineering Team Productivity

# The Three Pillars of Engineering Team Productivity

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By [Dan Lines](https://linearb.io/blog/the-three-pillars-of-engineering-team-productivity#dan-lines)

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June 6, 2019

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The Three Pillars of Engineering Team Productivity

  
Ori and I (Dan) had the privilege of being guests on the [Frontier podcast](https://www.gun.io/frontier/2019/episode-67) by Gun.io. In this episode, we discuss [how to measure productivity in software engineering organizations](https://linearb.io/blog/how-to-measure-productivity-in-software-engineering-organizations/).  
  
We talk about Linear B’s three-part methodology, Quality/Value, Activity/Throughput, and Social/Teamwork, and the experiences we’ve had that allowed for us to create this system of measurement.

Check us out on the podcast below, and then follow [this link](https://linearb.io/#try-now) to see your team’s productivity insights.

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