A Model using Agile Methodologies for Defining Metrics to be used by the Public Sector in Brazil to set Remuneration for Outsourced Software Development

Abstract

The process of contracting software factorieswithin the scope of the Federal Public Administration (APF, inPortuguese) in Brazil has undergone some changes due tolegislative alterations and a model has been proposed to improvethe rendering of services regarding delivering results. Softwarefactory contracts based on predictive processes and on themetrics of Function Points (FP) are the target of criticisms andhave problems in achieving results, as verified in previousresearch. The initial objective of the study now proposed will beto define a process model for formulating metrics that can beused in agile contracts as opposed to those of standardized FPwhich have already proved to be quite problematic and difficultfor the contractor to manage. Thus, in line with the theme ofagile contracts for software development companies, the studyproposed will seek to better understand the problem of softwaredevelopment and its maintenance by public bodies by means ofcontracts using agile methodologies and appropriate metrics forremunerating these services.