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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew C. M. Hicks, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Michael Terrence Cohoon, Fishkill, NY (US);

Ryan Thomas Rawlins, New Paltz, NY (US);

Michael E. Gildein, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/063112 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01); G06Q 10/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for an expertise score vector for software component management are described herein. An aspect includes determining a size and an amount of time corresponding to committed code contributed by a first developer to a first software component. Another aspect includes determining a time per unit of contribution based on the size and amount of time. Another aspect includes updating component mastery metrics corresponding to the first software component in an expertise score vector corresponding to the first developer based on the time per unit of contribution. Another aspect includes assigning the first developer to a developer tier based on the component mastery metrics. Another aspect includes assigning a work item corresponding to the first software component to the first developer based on the developer tier.


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