Title :
Understanding software productivity: a comparative empirical review
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The current state of the art in software productivity measurement is examined. A framework for understanding software productivity and some fundamentals of measurement are described. Selected studies of software productivity are surveyed, and challenges involved in measuring software productivity are identified. Alternatives for understanding software productivity that attempt to overcome the limitations of current approaches are discussed
Keywords :
reviews; software engineering; comparative empirical review; software productivity measurement; Computer science; Costs; Current measurement; Large-scale systems; Productivity; Programming; Software maintenance; Software measurement; Software systems; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.II: Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1912-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.48109
