We didn’t reach the beta milestone completely, but we were able to release a limited beta version of the site. We are still developing some of LetMeGo’s traveler-focused features.
We found that the productivity of the team was also three times higher than usual. For those of you familiar with RescueTime, the tool we used, we measure productivity by multiplying average efficiency per week times the tracked time worked per week.
Productivity = Average Efficiency * Work Time
Productivity Working as Usual = 1.22 x 30.9h/week = 37.7/week
Productivity at the LetMeGo Immersion = 1.53 x 73.8h/week = 112.91/week
Ratio: 1:2.99
Given that the productivity and the cost increased side by side, we can then conclude that the biggest benefits is that we saved seven months of development. If it wasn’t for the Immersion, a limited beta of LetMeGo would have not been released yet and the full site would have not been launched until the second quarter of 2010."
We didn’t reach the beta milestone completely, but we were able to release a limited beta version of the site. We are still developing some of LetMeGo’s traveler-focused features.
We found that the productivity of the team was also three times higher than usual. For those of you familiar with RescueTime, the tool we used, we measure productivity by multiplying average efficiency per week times the tracked time worked per week.
Productivity = Average Efficiency * Work Time
Productivity Working as Usual = 1.22 x 30.9h/week = 37.7/week
Productivity at the LetMeGo Immersion = 1.53 x 73.8h/week = 112.91/week
Ratio: 1:2.99
Given that the productivity and the cost increased side by side, we can then conclude that the biggest benefits is that we saved seven months of development. If it wasn’t for the Immersion, a limited beta of LetMeGo would have not been released yet and the full site would have not been launched until the second quarter of 2010."