Software Metrics

Abstract

Effective management of any process requires quantification, measurement, and modeling. Software metrics provide a quantitative basis for the development and validation of models of the software development process. Metrics can be used to improve software productivity and quality. This module introduces the most commonly used software metrics and reviews their use in constructing models of the software development process. Although current metrics and models are certainly inadequate, a number of organizations are achieving promising results through their use. Results should improve further as we gain additional experience with various metrics and models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA236140

Entities

People

  • Everald E. Mills

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Debugging
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Operating Systems
  • Psychology
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Software Testing

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation