@inproceedings{bd2966d0923644688575a11998c64333,
title = "The impact of staff turnover on software projects: The importance of understanding what makes software practitioners tick",
abstract = "In this paper we investigate the impact of staff turnover on software projects. In particular we investigate whether high staff turnover damages project success. We analyse data from an empirical study of 89 software practitioners to show that projects with high staff turnover are less successful. Furthermore our empirical data suggests a relationship between high staff turnover on projects and low staff motivation levels. We discuss factors which have been previously found to improve motivation levels and conclude that improving motivation levels can reduce staff turnover, which in turn increases project success.",
keywords = "Motivation, Project success, Staff turnover",
author = "Tracy Hall and Sarah Beecham and June Verner and David Wilson",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1145/1355238.1355245",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781605580692",
series = "SIGMIS CPR 2008 - Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference: Refilling the Pipeline: Meeting the Renewed Demand for Information Technology Workers",
pages = "30--39",
booktitle = "SIGMIS CPR 2008 - Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference",
note = "2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference: Refilling the Pipeline: Meeting the Renewed Demand for Information Technology Workers, SIGMIS CPR 2008 ; Conference date: 03-04-2008 Through 05-04-2008",
}