Evaluation of Sofware Measurement Processes and Software Measurement Support

Abstract

This report presents an evaluation of current software measurement processes and software measurement support tools. The applicability and requirements for the use of these tools to SDS software development were identified. The evaluation was performed in following steps (1) collection of extensive metrics data from industry, Government and academic sources, (2) evaluation and analysis of the collected information for specific relevancy within Strategic Defense Initiative Organizations software domain applications, (3) review of tools databases and product information literature to identify potential metrics tools applicable to SDS Software support, and (4) identification of deficiencies or domain limitations of existing methods and and models. The results of our review of available and ongoing metrics program reveal that a metrics methodology is needed for the effective use of metrics and each major system, development/acquisition must develop and tailor its own metrics program. There is a need to emphasize predictive measurands in the earlier phases of the life cycle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209344

Entities

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Debugging
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Software Metrics
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.