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050 00 $aQA76.76.S65$bP73 2001
082 00 $a005.1/0685$221
245 00 $aPractical software measurement :$bobjective information for decision makers /$cJohn McGarry ... [et al.].
260 $aBoston, MA :$bAddison-Wesley,$c2002.
300 $axvii, 277 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-268)
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Chapter 1 MEASUREMENT: KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES 1 -- 1.1 Motivation for Measurement 2 -- 1.2 Measurement as an Organizational -- Discriminator 4 -- 1.3 The Foundation-Project Measurement 5 -- 1.4 What Makes Measurement Work 6 -- 1.5 Measurement Information Model 8 -- 1.6 Measurement Process Model 10 -- Chapter 2 MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MODEL 13 -- 2.1 Information Needs 15 -- 2.2 Measurement Construct 17 -- 2.3 Measurement Construct Examples 26 -- Chapter 3 PLAN MEASUREMENT 31 -- 3.1 Identify and Prioritize Information Needs 33 -- 3.2 Select and Specify Measures 39 -- 3.3 Integrate the Measurement Approach -- into Project Processes 48 -- Chapter 4 PERFORM MEASUREMENT 59 -- 4.1 Collect and Process Data 61 -- 4.2 Analyze Data 65 -- 4.3 Make Recommendations 81 -- Chapter 5 ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES 85 -- 5.1 Estimation 86 -- 5.2 Feasibility Analysis 104 -- 5.3 Performance Analysis 112 -- Chapter 6 EVALUATE MEASUREMENT 125 -- 6.1 Evaluate the Measures 127 -- 6.2 Evaluate the Measurement Process 131 -- 6.3 Update the Experience Base 140 -- 6.4 Identify and Implement Improvements 141 -- Chapter 7 ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN COMMITMENT 143 -- 7.1 Obtain Organizational Commitment 144 -- 7.2 Define Measurement Responsibilities 146 -- 7.3 Provide Resources 147 -- 7.4 Review the Measurement Program 150 -- 7.5 Lessons Learned 151 -- Chapter 8 MEASURE FOR SUCCESS 155 -- Appendix A Measurement Construct Examples 159 -- Milestone Completion 161 -- Work Unit Progress-Software Design Progress 163 -- Incremental Capability 166 -- Personnel Effort 168 -- Financial Performance-Earned Value 171 -- Physical Size and Stability 173 -- Functional Size and Stability 176 -- Functional Correctness-Defects 179 -- Functional Correctness-Defect Density 182 -- Efficiency-Response Time 184 -- Process Compliance 186 -- Process Efficiency 188 -- Technology Suitability 191 -- Customer Feedback 193 -- Appendix B Information System Case Study 197 -- B.1 Project Overview 199 -- B.2 Getting the Project Under Control 208 -- B.3 Evaluating Readiness for Test 223 -- B.4 Installation and Software Support 232 -- Appendix C Synergy Integrated Copier Case Study 239 -- Product and Project Overview 239 -- Estimation and Feasibility Analysis 246 -- Performance Analysis 251 -- Redesign and Replanning 253 -- GLOSSARY 259 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 265 -- INDEX 269.
650 0 $aSoftware measurement.
650 0 $aComputer software$xQuality control.
650 0 $aComputer software$xDevelopment$xManagement.
700 1 $aMcGarry, John.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001045064.html