Experiences in Implementing Measurement Programs

Abstract

Despite significant improvements in implementing measurement programs for software development in industry, data collected by Rubin Systems show that a large percentage of metrics programs fail. This technical note describes some useful lessons learned at a number of organizations that have implemented measurement programs using the Goal-Driven Software Measurement methodology. It includes a description of the methodology, a discussion of the challenges, obstacles, and their solutions, an initial set of indicators and measures, as well as some artifacts (such as templates and checklists) that we have found to enable successful implementations. The main motivation of this technical note is to provide some practical advice and guidelines for planning and implementing measurement programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399165

Entities

People

  • Will Hayes
  • Wolfhart Goethert

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artifacts
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Engineering
  • Gantt Charts
  • Graphics
  • Homosexuality
  • Indicators
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Template Patterns

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Statistical inference.