An integrated measurement and evaluation method for software developers' performance

Up to now, several criterions have been determined in order to evaluate software developers' performance: Productivity, Engagement, Attention to Quality, Code Base Knowledge and Management, Adherence to Coding Guidelines and Techniques, Learning and Skills, Personal Responsibility and etc. However, there isn't any universally accepted methodology to measure and evaluate software developers' performance. There are three main reasons of this situation: Firstly, each part of software creation is unique. There is no compelling reason to assemble two times the same parts of software as it might be duplicated by copying it. This makes it truly difficult to make a formal and thorough correlation between two parts of software. Secondly, the current technology is something that changes at a truly fast pace. So, each time a methodology in respect to a certain wave of technology is dependable enough, it is for the most part as of recently old. Thirdly, there is a gigantic zone for innovativeness in discovering the diverse answers for a unique issue. About the thesis subject, the background has been prepared before the study of thesis by observing and analyzing the researches which have been done before and the case studies which have been published before. With this background study, the common criteria set about the measurement and evaluation of software developers' performance have been presented. Some information has been got from some software developers and managers by doing survey technic on internet so as to evaluate the use of the common criteria in real work life and identify criteria which are used in real work life but not seen in researches before. In the light of the survey results, a measurement and evaluation criteria set about the software developers' performance have been created.