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Motivation is one of the main obstacles for every organization. In software processes, where people are key, this aspect is even more critical. In this paper, authors present Gamiware, a gamification platform aimed to increase motivation in software projects. Grounded on both gamification roots and in software process improvement initiatives, it minimizes the cost of implementation of gamification initiatives and makes this discipline closer and more accessible for organizations aimed to improve their software process. Initial results on its implementation shows remarkable success.
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Herranz, E., Colomo-Palacios, R., de Amescua Seco, A. (2015). Gamiware: A Gamification Platform for Software Process Improvement. In: O’Connor, R., Umay Akkaya, M., Kemaneci, K., Yilmaz, M., Poth, A., Messnarz, R. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 543. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24647-5_11
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