Establishing a Software Measurement Process

Abstract

This report presents guidelines for establishing a measurement process as part of an organization's overall software process. Methods are suggested that can be used to design a repeatable measurement process that is focused on goal setting, data analysis, and decision making rather than on just data collection and numbers. Examples are included to illustrate these methods in the context of some common software process management issues involving basic measures of size, effort, and schedule. This report also suggests some steps for starting a measurement program. These steps focus on identifying an organizational strategy for improvement and designing a process for measurement to support this strategy....Measurement architecture, Software engineering process group, Measurement process, Software process, Project management

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267896

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Mcandrews

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

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  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Software Engineering.