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  • Mitigación de sesgo de género en un modelo de calificación crediticia 

    Corrales Barquero, Ricardo (2024-02-16)
    El presente documento expone un trabajo realizado sobre un conjunto de datos y un modelo matemático para apoyo de toma de decisiones en el proceso de crédito para clientes ya constituidos en un banco comercial de Costa ...
  • Diseño de una propuesta de Gestión y Preservación digital basada en TIC's para los proyectos académicos estudiantiles de la Sede Regional Chorotega de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica 

    Pérez Meza, Raimond Alejandro (2024-01-20)
    RESUMEN El objetivo del presente trabajo final de investigación aplicada consistió en diseñar una propuesta de gestión y preservación, basada en tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) para los proyectos académicos ...
  • Evaluación y propuesta de mejora de usabilidad y experiencia de usuario del sistema E-matrícula de la Universidad de Costa Rica 

    Aguilar Rojas, Fabio Roberto (2023)
    El proceso de análisis, desarrollo y evaluación de sistemas interactivos es de suma importancia en busca de alcanzar la satisfacción del usuario final. La mejora en cuanto a la usabilidad de los sistemas web permite obtener ...
  • Catching up with Method and Process Practice: An Industry-Informed Baseline for Researchers 

    Klünder, Jil; Hebig, Regina; Tell, Paolo; Kuhrmann, Marco; Nakatumba Nabende, Joyce; Heldal, Rogardt; Krusche, Stephan; Fazal Baqaie, Masud; Felderer, Michael; Genero Bocco, Marcela Fabiana; Küpper, Steffen; Licorish, Sherlock A.; López Herrera, Gustavo; McCaffery, Fergal; Özcan Top, Özden; Prause, Christian R.; Prikladnicki, Rafael; Tüzün, Eray; Pfahl, Dietmar; Schneider, Kurt; MacDonell, Stephen G. (2019)
    Software development methods are usually not ap- plied by the book. Companies are under pressure to continuously deploy software products that meet market needs and stakehold- ers’ requests. To implement efficient and ...
  • Comparing the effort and effectiveness of automated and manual tests. An industrial case study 

    Dobles Solano, José Ignacio; Martínez Porras, Alexandra; Quesada López, Christian (2019)
    This paper presents three case studies that compare the effort and effectiveness of automated versus manual testing, in the context of a multinational services organization. Effort is measured in terms of the total test ...
  • Assessing two graph-based algorithms in a model-based testing platform for Java applications 

    Villalobos Arias, Leonardo; Quesada López, Christian Ulises; Martínez Porras, Alexandra; Jenkins Coronas, Marcelo (2020)
    Model-based testing (MBT) is an approach for auto- matically generating test cases from a model of the system under test. Existing MBT tools support the automation of this process at varying degrees. One such tool is ...
  • Agile for Newbies: A Scrum Workshop Design and Implementation Process 

    Guzmán Benavides, Julio César; López Herrera, Gustavo; Aymerich Fuentes, Brenda Aydil (2019)
    “Scrum is simple to understand but difficult to master”. This paper describes our efforts in designing and testing a 16-h Scrum workshop that provides an overview of Scrum´s core concepts. The workshop is intended for ...
  • Códigos QR en Puntarenas 

    Jiménez Ramírez, María Teresa (2023)
    El proyecto "Códigos QR en Puntarenas" busca implementar una red de comercios de la zona para facilitar la toma de decisiones y brindar una experiencia turística automatizada en Puntarenas a través de códigos QR a lo largo ...
  • Evaluando un enfoque de pruebas basadas en modelos en un contexto industrial. Una replicación 

    Berdasco Romero, Ana Laura; Martínez Porras, Alexandra; Quesada López, Christian Ulises (2019)
    Las organizaciones de desarrollo de software se en- cuentran continuamente buscando técnicas para incrementar la efectividad y eficiencia de los procesos de pruebas. Las pruebas basadas en modelos (MBT) automatizan ...
  • Technical Debt is not Only about Code and We Need to be Aware about It 

    Berenguer, Clara; Borges, Adriano; Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Taušan, Nebojša; Ramač, Robert; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; López Herrera, Gustavo; Falessi, Davide; Seaman, Carolyn; Mandić, Vladimir; Izurieta, Clemente; Spínola, Rodrigo (2021-12-14)
    Context: It is common for a software project to incur technical debt (TD) during its development. It can impact several artifacts produced throughout the software development process. Therefore, it is necessary to carry ...
  • How Experience Impacts Practitioners' Perception of Causes and Effects of Technical Debt 

    Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Ramač, Robert; Mandić, Vladimir; Taušan, Nebojša; López Herrera, Gustavo; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; Falessi, Davide; Mendonça, Manoel; Izurieta, Clemente; Seaman, Carolyn; Spínola, Rodrigo (2021-05-20)
    Context: The technical debt (TD) metaphor helps to conceptualize the pending issues and trade-offs made during software development. Knowing TD causes can support in defining preventive actions and having information about ...
  • User - Smart Building Interactions: An Analysis of Privacy and Productivity Human Factors 

    Brenes Cambronero, Edwin; Chavarría Herrera, Jorge; Murillo Porras, Diego; Sanahuja Vindas, María Lucía; Wang Qiu, Sheng Qi; Lara Petitdemange, Adrián; López Herrera, Gustavo; Quesada Quirós, Luis; Brenes Carranza, José Antonio (2022-11-21)
    Smart buildings are increasingly becoming more common and changing the way we interact with our home, workplace, and cities. Consequently, it is important to study how human factors play a role in smart building-based ...
  • Investigating the Relationship between Technical Debt Management and Software Development Issues 

    Berenguer, Clara; Borges, Adriano; Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Ramač, Robert; Taušan, Nebojša; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; López Herrera, Gustavo; Mendonça, Manoel; Falessi, Davide; Seaman, Carolyn; Mandić, Vladimir; Izurieta, Clemente; Spínola, Rodrigo (2023-02-03)
    Context: The presence of technical debt (TD) brings risks to software projects. Managers must continuously find a cost-benefit balance between the benefits of incurring in TD and the costs of its presence in a software ...
  • Experiencias en la implementación de feedback en juegos serios con objetos activos en actividades educativas basadas en IT 

    Sandí Delgado, Juan Carlos; Cruz Alvarado, Mainor Alberto (2023-07)
    Este trabajo presenta la experiencia del desarrollo de un proyecto de investigación orientado a trabajar con juegos serios basados en IT con objetos activos y analizar el impacto de la integración del feedback sobre estos ...
  • Software practitioners’ point of view on technical debt payment 

    Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Ramač, Robert; Mandić, Vladimir; Taušan, Nebojša; López Herrera, Gustavo; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; Mendonça, Manoel; Falessi, Davide; Izurieta, Clemente; Seaman, Carolyn; Spínola, Rodrigo (2023-02-01)
    Context: Technical debt (TD) payment refers to the activity of expending maintenance effort and resources to make up for the effects of previous technical compromises. Aims: To investigate if software practitioners ...
  • Prevalence, common causes and effects of technical debt: Results from a family of surveys with the IT industry 

    Ramač, Robert; Mandić, Vladimir; Nebojša, Taušan; Rios, Nicolli; Freire, Sávio; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; López Herrera, Gustavo; Izurieta, Clemente; Seaman, Carolyn; Spínola, Rodrigo (2022-02-01)
    Context: The technical debt (TD) metaphor describes actions made during various stages of software development that lead to a more costly future regarding system maintenance and evolution. According to recent studies, on ...
  • Technical and Nontechnical Prioritization Schema for Technical Debt: Voice of TD-Experienced Practitioners 

    Mandić, Vladimir; Taušan, Nebojša; Ramač, Robert; Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; López Herrera, Gustavo; Izurieta, Clemente; Falessi, Davide; Seaman, Carolyn; Spínola, Rodrigo (2021-08-09)
    Technical debt (TD) can be injected at any stage of software development, spreading across other phases and causing various problems. This article presents a model for conceptualizing TD causes, effects, payment practices, ...
  • Pitfalls and Solutions for Technical Debt Management in Agile Software Projects 

    Freire, Sávio; Rios, Nicolli; Pérez, Boris; Castellanos, Camilo; Correal, Darío; Ramač, Robert; Mandić, Vladimir; Taušan, Nebojša; Pacheco Hernández, Alexia; López Herrera, Gustavo; Mendonça, Manoel; Izurieta, Clemente; Falessi, Davide; Seaman, Carolyn; Spínola, Rodrigo (2021-08-04)
    This article presents technical debt (TD) impediments, decision factors, enabling practices, and actions diagrams for TD management in agile software projects. By analyzing diagrams, professionals can avoid the pitfalls, ...
  • What Makes Agile Software Development Agile? 

    Kuhrmann, Marco; Tell, Paolo; Hebig, Regina; Klünder, Jil; Münch, Jürgen; Linssen, Oliver; Pfahl, Dietmar; Felderer, Michael; Prause, Christian R.; MacDonell, Stephen G.; Nakatumba Nabende, Joyce; Raffo, David; Beecham, Sarah; Tüzün, Eray; López Herrera, Gustavo; Paez, Nicolas; Fontdevila, Diego; Licorish, Sherlock A.; Küpper, Steffen; Ruhe, Günther; Knauss, Eric; Özcan Top, Özden; Clarke, Paul; McCaffery, Fergal; Genero Bocco, Marcela Fabiana; Vizcaino, Aurora; Piattini, Mario; Kalinowski, Marcos; Conte, Tayana; Prikladnicki, Rafael; Krusche, Stephan; Coşkunçay, Ahmet; Scott, Ezequiel; Calefato, Fabio; Pimonova, Svetlana; Pfeiffer, Rolf Helge; Schultz, Ulrik Pagh; Heldal, Rogardt; Fazal Baqaie, Masud; Anslow, Craig; Anslow, Craig; Nayebi, Maleknaz; Schneider, Kurt; Sauer, Stefan; Winkler, Dietmar; Biffl, Stefan; Bastarrica, Maria Cecilia; Richardson, Ita (2022-09-01)
    Together with many success stories, promises such as the increase in production speed and the improvement in stakeholders’ collaboration have contributed to making agile a transformation in the software industry in which ...
  • Social network analysis for automatic ranking of political stakeholders: A case study 

    Vargas Barrantes, Francis Adrián; Marín Raventós, Gabriela; López Herrera, Gustavo; Casasola Murillo, Edgar (2022-10)
    This article exposes the way in which the creation of a new method for calculating the popularity of stake holders in social networks can support political data analysis experts. The definition of a new formula for estimating ...

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