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Business Case for Better Software Practices

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Overview Companies that invest in improved software development practices have found that their investments pay off. Improved software practices offer ROIs of 500%--and significantly more in many cases. The ROI of improved software practices is dramatically higher than the ROIs offered by virtually any other business investment. But only a handful of organizations are operating at the highest levels due to the slow adoption of effective software practices. This whitepaper by Construx Software Chief Software Engineer & CEO Steve McConnell reveals the ROIs for selected software practices and the direct and indirect benefits of improved software practices.

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Construx Software Builders
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Date Published
Mar 18, 2009
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