Software development productivity

Abstract This chapter explains what software development productivity is and why it is important. It discusses the various ways of measuring software size and project effort using examples from past research. An overview of productivity factors considered in prior research is also presented. A methodology for determining influential productivity factors in software project data is briefly described. This is followed by a case study that shows what one bank learned from the productivity analysis of their software project data. Finally, the author shares her practical real-life experiences of benchmarking software development productivity.

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