Measuring is important (Score 1)

The previous replier has some great points - the key is finding metrics that make sense for what you're doing. Your boss isn't looking for a 'unit of productivity', he's looking for a way to measure what you're doing so he can communicate to his management. After all, that's why you get paid - to accomplish something. Management needs information to make decisions - staffing, resources, etc. etc. Admittedly, most large companies go way overboard in this regard - they either collect useless information that doesn't help drive decisions or they make collection so difficult, it lowers productivity.

A key metric we all use for measurement is compensation. I am guessing you receive a salary and your company has some sort of bonus program. Would you like your paycheck be spun through /dev/random or would you like to have it based on your actual performance?