Title :
An empirical study of software productivity
Author :
Morasca, Sandro ; Russo, Giuliano
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Sci. Chimiche, Fisiche e Matematiche, Univ. degli Studi dell´´Insubria, Como, Italy
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We studied productivity in a real-life environment in the Italian public administration by applying the goal/question/metrics paradigm to define a productivity related measurement goal and derive measures that were deemed relevant to reach the stated goal. Productivity was studied from both a functional and a product size perspectives. Our study has highlighted a few factors that are related to either aspect of productivity. The results may provide software managers with support for evaluating and improving software processes, so they can make decisions based on more quantitative information
Keywords :
public administration; software development management; Italian public administration; empirical study; functional perspectives; goal/question/metrics paradigm; product size; quantitative information; software managers; software processes; software productivity; Application software; Engineering management; Lab-on-a-chip; Monitoring; Production; Productivity; Project management; Size measurement; Software engineering; Software measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2001. COMPSAC 2001. 25th Annual International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1372-7
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.2001.960633
