[go: up one dir, main page]
More Web Proxy on the site http://driver.im/ skip to main content
10.1109/APSEC.2004.67guideproceedingsArticle/Chapter ViewAbstractPublication PagesConference Proceedingsacm-pubtype
Article

Modeling the Impact of a Learning Phase on the Business Value of a Pair Programming Project

Published: 30 November 2004 Publication History

Abstract

Pair programmers need a "warmup phase" before the pair can work at full speed. The length of the learning interval varies, depending on how experienced the developers are with pair programming and how familiar they are with each other. We study how large the impact of the lower pair productivity during warmup is on the business value of the pair programming project. To this end, we extend our net present value model for pair programming to explicitly include a learning interval for pairs. We then carry out a simulation study where we vary the shape of the learning curve, the length of the learning interval, the final productivity level of the pairs, the market pressure, and the size of the workforce. Our simulations show that the cost of the warmup phase is reasonably small compared to the project value, but nonetheless must be taken into account when estimating the project. Our results also suggest that the learning overhead is not an obstacle to introducing and using pair programming in a real environment.

Recommendations

Comments

Please enable JavaScript to view thecomments powered by Disqus.

Information & Contributors

Information

Published In

cover image Guide Proceedings
APSEC '04: Proceedings of the 11th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference
November 2004
704 pages
ISBN:0769522459

Publisher

IEEE Computer Society

United States

Publication History

Published: 30 November 2004

Author Tags

  1. Extreme Programming
  2. Learning Cost
  3. Net Present Value
  4. Pair Programming

Qualifiers

  • Article

Contributors

Other Metrics

Bibliometrics & Citations

Bibliometrics

Article Metrics

  • 0
    Total Citations
  • 0
    Total Downloads
  • Downloads (Last 12 months)0
  • Downloads (Last 6 weeks)0
Reflects downloads up to 21 Dec 2024

Other Metrics

Citations

View Options

View options

Media

Figures

Other

Tables

Share

Share

Share this Publication link

Share on social media