Factors that impact the Productivity of Software

Project Teams
Productivity is a basic objective for any business module. The more efficiently
the team works, the productivity of the organization or a project
proportionally increases.

For increasing this productivity, the formulation of the project team is one of
the most important aspects of a software project.

It is based on the essential output that each member is required to deliver

for the project development.

For a firm to analyze as well as improve the productivity of a project team is

one of the biggest challenge faced by software companies.

Let us examine a few factors that affect the productivity of the software
project teams :

Poor conflict management

During the execution of a software project, there is a great chance of

differences of opinions and ideologies. Sometimes, it creates a
dilemma in taking the best decision suitable for the project. These
things may lead to conflicts in the project team. Poor management of
conflicts by the software project manager may affect the productivity
of the project team.

Frequent interruptions

When exercising a project in a Coworking space the problem of

frequent interruptions is inevitable. Constant disturbance of people
discussing the problems, chaos, and hustle around doesn't give a
peaceful atmosphere to work, thereby hampering the development of
a project.

For the smooth functioning of a project, team members should be at

peace and away from the chaos. The focus is an important aspect of
the execution of software projects which may not be found in co-
working spaces, for a software team.
Continuous change in the requirements of the software

It is very important for any software development team to define the

goal and scope of the project at the beginning of the execution. Scope
creep is a very dangerous issue in the project team productivity.
Constant changes in the requisites, goals, and targets poor team
effort.

Lack of knowledge management systems

Lack of knowledge about the software or the product is the main

factor for the failure of software projects.

It is very important for each member of the project team to have a

clear knowledge about the software as well as the scope and goal of
the project.

Most of the time there can be a situation that employers are

apprehensive about clearing their doubts in front of everyone. Half-
hearted knowledge or unresolved doubts are the most harmful.

Lack of communication between project team

Lack of communication between the project team is the main cause

for the delay in the productivity of a software project. It also leads to
wastage of effort of the project team members. It is necessary for a
software development team to have a transparent working
environment for the success of a software project.

Multiple versions of the same document with same or similar

data

In a software development team, it is possible for different team

members to work on a specific document with the same work
breakdown structure. This may lead to multiple versions of a
document that has similar information. This leads to wastage of time
in the project development process.

Documents with same or similar information waste a lot of time as

well as efforts of the software project team as the project team
members work under a time constraint to deliver the software at the
 required time. Insufficient time or time constraint is one of the main
cause of the failure of productivity of the software project team.

Relocation of the project team members

Due to the decision of the human resource management team the

entire team could be asked to shift to a different location. This affects
the productivity of the software project team as they may find it
difficult to adjust to the new environment. Individual project team
members may also need to shift to different projects. This constant
change in the project team members may also affect the productivity
of the software project team.

In conclusion, streamlining the workflow and by minimizing the impacts of

these factors mentioned above can help the software teams run smoothly to
a great extent, thus increasing the productivity of the team and also helping
individuals craft their working abilities in a team.