Increasing Software Development Productivity
Abstract
Income growth of workers in any economic sector is directly related to productivity growth. In the past, the productivity of the technology sector grew not because technical workers were becoming more productive, but because technical capability was growing so fast. Unfortunately for the incomes of software development professionals, this is no longer the case. Future income growth will be related to our ability to increase software development productivity.
How can software development productivity be increased? Through the same approaches used in operations: a focus on customer value, a short, effective supply chain, healthy discipline, and innovation. This class will discuss techniques that businesses have used for decades to jump-start an increase productivity, and show how they can be used to increase software development productivity.
Date and Time
Wednesday - 15 December 2004 15:15 - 16:15
Audience
Novice, Expert
Speaker(s)
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Really interesting speech, however I can't wait to get my hands on the slides, as the concepts herein are best viewed by my managers and sales people than by my self or other technical guys. We do have the feeling that iterative development is better, but how to tell the boss that he doesn't a fully detailed, closed-up analysis before signing a contract, that doing so will not expose him to an endless flow of new, unpredictable, or ever-changing requirements and therefore an endless amount of work?