High maturity in software development involves statistically controlling the performance of
critical subprocesses and using the predictability thus gained to manage projects with better …

Software companies need to deliver customer value continuously, both from a short-and
long-term perspective. However, software development can be impeded by technical debt …

Context Previous research in the Technical Debt (TD) field has mainly focused on the
technical and economic aspects, while its human aspect has received minimal attention …

Practitioners perceive software productivity as one of the most important subjects of software
engineering (SE) because it connects technical to social and economic aspects …

Context Developer productivity is essential to the success of software development
organizations. Team leaders use developer productivity information for managing tasks in a …

Code quality remains an abstract concept that fails to get traction at the business level.
Consequently, software companies keep trading code quality for time-to-market and new …

In microtask programming, developers complete short self-contained microtasks through the
use of a specialized programming environment. For example, given only a short description …

Software companies need to measure their productivity. Measures are useful indicators to
evaluate processes, projects, products, and people who are part of software development …

The 10 best practices for remote software engineering Page 1 32 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE
ACM | MAY 2021 | VOL. 64 | NO. 5 viewpoints IMA GER YB Y ELENA SHARIPO VA small tasks …

Software productivity is perceived by practitioners as one of the most important subjects of
Software Engineering (SE), because it establishes a connection between technical and …