Method for personal capability assessment in agile teams using personal points

The problem of effort estimates in software development projects is important issue in small and medium-sized development companies and agile teams. In this paper, we propose a method for personal capability assessment of each individual team member. In assessing the ability of the project team members 18 parameters were defined with appropriate criteria, values and weight factors for assessing personal capability. For individual personal capability a metrics called personal point was introduced. The method was validated in the small agile software development start-up company Venio Indicium Ltd.

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