Title :
One solution to the IT labour shortage
Author :
Strigel, Wolfgang B.
Author_Institution :
Software Productivity Centre Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The labour shortage in information technology is becoming one of the biggest challenges for the software industry. This paper describes the approach to an experiment with several software companies to increase productivity in a measurable way. The pilot project draws on the authors´ experience from over 60 software development process assessments and publications on productivity and software development costs over the last twenty years
Keywords :
DP industry; human resource management; software development management; software houses; IT labour shortage solution; information technology; pilot project; productivity improvement; software companies; software development costs; software development process assessments; software industry; Computer industry; Costs; Information technology; Productivity; Programming; Software measurement; Software quality;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.807944
