Enterprise Open Source Session
How to Measure the Impact of Open Source on Software Project Velocity
How to Measure the Impact of Open Source on Software Project Velocity
Jun. 5, 2006 09:00 AM
Most developers know by instinct that some projects move quickly and others seem
to crawl forward - or even go backwards at times. But how can a project's
velocity - or speed of progress - be tracked more empirically? This session
introduces Kevin Bedell's concept of "Software Project Velocity," which he
defines as a single number built up from specific metrics in different areas of
a project quantifying its overall rate of progress.
The 6
principle areas are: Software Developer productivity; Project Management
productivity; QA productivity; Environment availability and productivity;
Project Requirements accuracy and speed of resolving gaps.
The session will argue that using Software Project Velocity as a
decision-making framework can help companies decide such issues as whether using
open source components/frameworks will increase project velocity, what
the impact of outsourcing will be on a project's velocity, how the choice of
language/framework will impact project velocity, and whether providing a
specific tool to developers can increase project velocity.
About Kevin BedellKevin Bedell, one of the founding editors of Linux.SYS-CON.com, writes and speaks frequently on Linux and open source. He is the director of consulting and training for Black Duck Software.
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