1. Technological efficiency:
The report assesses the productivity of various technologies in terms of the amount of software produced per unit of effort. Business Intelligence (BI) stands out advertising phone number data as the most productive technology, beating Salesforce by 50%. On the other hand, traditional technologies such as .Net and Java show lower productivity. Power Center and Shell Scripts rank last due to their complexity.
2. Costs:
When looking at the cost per unit of software product instead of the rates, it stands out that Business Intelligence (BI) offers the lowest unit cost on the market, being up to 30% cheaper than the next option. Despite requiring specialized profiles with higher rates, its efficiency compensates and reduces costs compared to other technologies. On the contrary, Power Center, being the least productive, turns out to be the most expensive due to its high rates and profile requirements.
3. Development quality:
Quality in development is crucial as it directly impacts the costs and time to market of software projects. The report shows that the defect rate varies significantly across technologies, even among the major ones such as Visual Basic, BI, and Power Center. Shell Scripts has the highest defect rate due to its complexity and lack of programming tools.
4. Variety of suppliers:
The report analyses the costs of different suppliers, from the largest to the smallest. A wide cost gap is found between the most expensive and the cheapest suppliers. The top two positions show a significant difference in costs and productivity, highlighting opportunities for improvement.
5. Supplier dependency:
Reliance on a single supplier can lead to higher prices and lower productivity, as evidenced by comparing three suppliers with similar costs and productivity.
6. Focus on real cost:
The report emphasizes the importance of considering the actual cost per unit of software product rather than focusing only on rates. The primary goal of software development should be to add value to the business, and this should be the evaluation criterion. Higher rates do not always translate into higher unit cost, nor do lower rates guarantee lower unit cost.
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