Competence gaps in software personnel: A multi-organizational study

Today, the innovation and quality of the software industry’s products and services depend to a great extent on the knowledge, ability and talent applied by software engineers. At the same time, human aspects are recognized as one of the main problems associated with software development projects. Mo...

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Publicado en:Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 456 - 462
Autores principales: Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo, Casado-Lumbreras, Cristina, Soto-Acosta, Pedro, García-Peñalvo, Francisco J., Tovar-Caro, Edmundo
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Mar2013
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          Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo
          Casado-Lumbreras, Cristina
          Soto-Acosta, Pedro
          García-Peñalvo, Francisco J.
          Tovar-Caro, Edmundo
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          Computer Science Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Av. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
          Department of Development Psychology and Education, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Rector Royo Villanova s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
          Department of Management & Finance, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
          Computer Science Department, GRIAL Research Group, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de los caídos s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
          Department of Software Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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        Core competencies
        Self-evaluation
        Technological innovations
        Training
        Software engineers
        Computer software industry
        Computer software development
        360-degree feedback (Rating of employees)
        Computer software
        Engineering
        National competency-based educational tests
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          Core competencies
          Self-evaluation
          Technological innovations
          Training
          Computer, computer peripheral and pre-packaged software merchant wholesalers
          Software publishers (except video game publishers)
          Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
          Computer and software stores
          Custom Computer Programming Services
          Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development)
          Software Publishers
          Software engineers
          Computer software industry
          Computer software development
          360-degree feedback (Rating of employees)
          Computer software
          Engineering
          National competency-based educational tests
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        Career ladder
        Competence gaps
        Software engineering
        Software workers
        Career ladder
        Competence gaps
        Software engineering
        Software workers
      ab: Today, the innovation and quality of the software industry’s products and services depend to a great extent on the knowledge, ability and talent applied by software engineers. At the same time, human aspects are recognized as one of the main problems associated with software development projects. More specifically, inefficiencies usually come from inadequate verification of software engineers’ competences. Another issue is the lack of an established career for software engineers, which adds difficulties to evaluate competences. With these challenges in mind, this paper presents a study conducted in the software industry to test competence gaps among software practitioners, comparing the 360-degree feedback results and self-evaluations with that of standard competence levels. The results of this research may be very valuable to organizations immersed in software development projects.
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