Title :
How office space affects programming productivity
Author_Institution :
Software Productivity Res. Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The relationship between office size and noise level is one of the most significant, yet least investigated, factors affecting software productivity. According to Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister (1992), US programmers with more than 80 square feet of private, noise-free office space consistently outperform programmers who occupy two- or three-person cubicles. The result was the Santa Teresa Programming Laboratory in San Jose, California, which opened in 1978. The author discusses some requirements of an optimal programming office environment. He considers the effectiveness of home working
Keywords :
ergonomics; home working; human resource management; office environment; personnel; software engineering; Santa Teresa Programming Laboratory; home working; office noise level; office size; office space; optimal programming office environment; programmer performance; programming productivity; software productivity; Acoustic noise; Books; Business; Insurance; Military computing; Personnel; Polarization; Privacy; Production facilities; Productivity;
