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Productivity Model for Software Development Factories under an Agile Methodological Approach

Abstract:

Software development companies face the challenge of generating greater value to the business of its customers, understanding and prioritizing their problems, and providing high impact solutions at reasonable costs. This objective requires the use of methodologies that improve productivity through the implementation of new development practices, innovation and motivation of its staff. The application of agile methods adopt a set of principles with the aim of generating profits as adaptation, productivity increase, and therefore improved competitiveness. This paper proposes a model for measuring and improving productivity applicable to Ecuadorian software companies. With this objective, a set of metrics with measurement and interpretation strategies is proposed that provide results in an applicable and practical model which enables progressively improvement of the productivity of the company.