Software Metrics Capability Evaluation Guide,

Abstract

In its role as an agent for improving software technology use within the U.S. Air Force, the Software Technology Support Center (STSC) is supporting metrics technology improvement activities for its customers. These activities include: disseminating information regarding the U.S. Air Force Policy on software metrics, providing metrics information to the public through CrossTalk, conducting customer workshops in software metrics, guiding metrics technology adoption programs at customer locations, researching new and evolving metrics methodologies, etc. This guide covers the following: (a) It defines a metrics capability evaluation method that deals specifically with defining a customer's metrics capability. (b) It presents metrics capability questionnaires that help gather metrics capability data. (c) It outlines a metrics capability evaluation report that provides the basis for developing a metrics customer project plan. (d) It provides a metrics customer profile form used to determine the initial information required to prepare for a metrics capability evaluation. (e) It provides a customer organization information form that helps guide the STSC in gathering cultural information about the organization that will help with developing and implementing the metrics customer project plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1995
Accession Number
ADA325385

Entities

People

  • Faye Budlong
  • Judi Peterson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

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