Abstract
Software development is growing nowadays. This industry needs most qualified and competent personnel for the development of software. Top level managers,project managers, system analyst, system designer and programmer should have adequate competency and good characteristics to perform their job efficiently and
effectively. Several research work found that practical skills, multi-skilling, computer literacy, managerial skills,
personal skills, problem solving skills and inadequate among the project managers. Among the various skills problem solving skill is most important to the project manager. Next to this analytical skill, team work skills,
language fluency, presentation skills, communication skills and leadership skills are most important for the
development software. Software developers are important keys to success of the software industry. In fact, as Turley and Bieman, Turley and Bieman argued that much effort has been placed in the development of engineering approaches to software development such as software tools, coding practices, and test technology. But the overwhelming determiner of software productivity and quality is still personnel and team capability argue that software developers possess unique skills or competencies to solve problems related to software engineering. Boyatzis defined competency as an underlying characteristic of a person which results in superior and/or effective performance in a job. The study of competencies can improve job descriptions, employee selection, staff development, performance evaluation and promotion. In order to analyze the above this study has been undertaken to analyze the competencies and characteristics of a software developer among the project managers, system analyst, system designer and programmer and among the top level managers in select IT companies in Bangalore city. The study used factors analysis to analyze the competency and characteristics of software developers.
Keywords: Software Development, Competency, Managerial Skills, Problem Solving.
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