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This paper aims to identify competency gaps of software practitioners in Spanish software industry. Based on previous works, where a the description of a professional career and the competency levels for each role in the ladder are depicted, authors perform a study comparing an assessment performed using a 360 degree approach with such competency levels. Results show that certain roles present negative competency gaps and that, in general, technical competences present higher negative competency gaps than generic competences.
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Colomo-Palacios, R., Casado-Lumbreras, C., Tovar-Caro, E., Soto-Acosta, P., García-Crespo, Á. (2013). Is the Software Worker Competent? A View from Spain. In: Lytras, M.D., Ruan, D., Tennyson, R.D., Ordonez De Pablos, P., García Peñalvo, F.J., Rusu, L. (eds) Information Systems, E-learning, and Knowledge Management Research. WSKS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 278. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35879-1_31
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