Model for assessing the qualification of IT specialists in software development

The decisive factor for the successful work of modern IT organizations is the professional qualities of the personnel and the system for its development. Staff training for software development organizations is of particular importance due to the fact that activities in this field make high demands on the level of qualifications of employees, their knowledge and skills, while they tend to quickly lose their relevance. However, there are problems in the assessment of personnel qualifications that can affect its’ objectivity and the effectiveness of further management decisions, for example: favoritism, bias, high exactingness, an erroneous standard. The purpose of the work is to develop a model for assessing the qualifications of IT specialists in the field of software development. . This study investigates personnel assessment system, types of criteria for assessing the qualifications of software developers and testers, which cover technical aspects of activities, interpersonal and mental characteristics of specialists. To assess the qualifications, a model of the conceptual theory of software development competence was selected and changed. Based on a literature review, analysis of vacancies and interviews with IT specialists, the main areas of activity of developers and testers were identified, as well as characteristics that need to be assessed. Based on the modified model, a prototype of the system was developed in the JavaScript programming language and on the Node JS software platform for collecting information, which loads data from the Atlassian Jira version control systems for further evaluation.