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I-Competere: Using applied intelligence in search of competency gaps in software project managers

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  • Ricardo Colomo-Palacios

    (Universidad Carlos III)

  • Israel González-Carrasco

    (Universidad Carlos III)

  • Jose Luis López-Cuadrado

    (Universidad Carlos III)

  • Antonio Trigo

    (Institute of Accounting and Administration of Coimbra)

  • Joao Eduardo Varajao

    (University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro)

Abstract

People in software development teams are crucial in order to gain and retain strategic advantage inside a highly competitive market. As a result, human factors have gained attention in the software industry. Software Project Managers are decisive to achieve project success. A competent project manager is capable of solving any problem that an organization may encounter, regardless of its complexity. This paper presents I-Competere which is a tool developed to forecast competence gaps in key management personnel by predicting planning and scheduling competence levels. Based on applied intelligence techniques, I-Competere allows the forecast and anticipation of competence needs thus articulating personnel development tools and techniques. The results of the test, using several artificial neural networks, are more than promising and show prediction accuracy.

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  • Ricardo Colomo-Palacios & Israel González-Carrasco & Jose Luis López-Cuadrado & Antonio Trigo & Joao Eduardo Varajao, 2014. "I-Competere: Using applied intelligence in search of competency gaps in software project managers," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 607-625, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:infosf:v:16:y:2014:i:4:d:10.1007_s10796-012-9369-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10796-012-9369-6
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