Lean Software Development applied to the development of a scientific congress dissemination platform

Abstract

In the context of scientific conferences, the difficulty of managing information efficiently was faced since failure to do so can negatively affect the experience of the participants. To address this challenge, a web platform was developed applying the Lean Software Development methodology, with the purpose of optimizing data management, particularly at the International Congress of Emerging Communication of the Technical University of Cotopaxi. Reviews of the scientific literature were carried out, a computer system was developed using an agile methodology and web development tools, and acceptance tests were executed according to the Lean Software Development Methodology. This approach improved information management and job review, positively influencing the quality and efficiency of the process, ensuring system compliance with user needs, and resulting in a high-quality final product. The development tools selected are PHP with the CodeIgniter framework, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript and Bootstrap because the proposal is oriented towards the implementation of a web environment platform accessible through the Internet.