TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of the human and social factors that influence the productivity of software development teams in Colombia
T2 - A statistical analysis
AU - Machuca-Villegas, Liliana
AU - Gasca-Hurtado, Gloria Piedad
AU - Puente, Solbey Morillo
AU - Tamayo, Luz Marcela Restrepo
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded to Universidad de Medellín under ID project 1109 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - This research aims to know if software engineering professionals consider that social and human factors (SHF) influence the productivity of a work team. A survey-based study was conducted among 112 members of software development teams. Empirical results show professionals agree with the SHF in the context of software development influence in the productivity of work teams. It was identified that the 13 SHFs have a weak or moderate correlation with each other. Additionally, the results of the exploratory factorial analysis suggest categorizing the factors into those associated with the individual, those associated with team interaction, and those related to capabilities and experience. This categorization reduced the number of items in the original questionnaire while preserving the variability explained in the latent variables, which will require a shorter response time. Our results broaden the understanding of the SHFs that influence software development team productivity and open up new research opportunities. Measuring the perception of these factors can be used to identify which SHFs should be prioritized in a strategy to improve productivity. In addition, this knowledge can help software organizations appropriately manage their development teams and propose innovative work approaches that have a positive impact on the success of their projects.
AB - This research aims to know if software engineering professionals consider that social and human factors (SHF) influence the productivity of a work team. A survey-based study was conducted among 112 members of software development teams. Empirical results show professionals agree with the SHF in the context of software development influence in the productivity of work teams. It was identified that the 13 SHFs have a weak or moderate correlation with each other. Additionally, the results of the exploratory factorial analysis suggest categorizing the factors into those associated with the individual, those associated with team interaction, and those related to capabilities and experience. This categorization reduced the number of items in the original questionnaire while preserving the variability explained in the latent variables, which will require a shorter response time. Our results broaden the understanding of the SHFs that influence software development team productivity and open up new research opportunities. Measuring the perception of these factors can be used to identify which SHFs should be prioritized in a strategy to improve productivity. In addition, this knowledge can help software organizations appropriately manage their development teams and propose innovative work approaches that have a positive impact on the success of their projects.
KW - Human factors
KW - Social factors
KW - Software development productivity
KW - Statistical analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jss.2022.111408
DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2022.111408
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85132928272
SN - 0164-1212
VL - 192
JO - Journal of Systems and Software
JF - Journal of Systems and Software
M1 - 111408
ER -