A proposal for measuring software productivity in a working environment

C. Peck1, D.W. Callahan2
1Computer Technology Solutions, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

Tóm tắt

In the software industry one of the most central business factors is programmer productivity. While there is a major advantage in being able to measure and thus manage this most important factor, there is no widely accepted framework to measure software productivity. This document outlines a proposal for a study to attempt to measure software programmer productivity. The document proposes an outline for a basic measure of software productivity.

Từ khóa

#Proposals #Software measurement #Productivity #Programming profession #Equations #Software quality #Software engineering #Computer industry #Testing #Prototypes

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