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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Putnam, Lawrence H. Five core metrics. New York : Dorset House Pub., 2003 (OCoLC)679595870 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lawrence H Putnam; Ware Myers |
| ISBN: | 0932633552 9780932633552 |
| OCLC Number: | 51931115 |
| Description: | xiv, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. I. What software stakeholders want. Some software organizations are doing very well ; A finite planet makes measurement essential ; Integrate metrics with software development ; "I want predictability" -- pt. II. The metric needed for effective control. The measurement view ; Estimating size as a measure of functionality ; Penetrating the software productivity jungle ; Defect rate measures reliability -- pt. III. Control at the project level. Do the hard stuff first - establish feasibility ; Do the tough stuff next - functional design ; The power of the trade-off ; Turning your range estimate into your client's point bid ; The main build leads to operational capability ; The operation and maintenance phase ; Replan projects in trouble -- pt. IV. Control at the organization level. A telecommunications company evaluates its software suppliers ; Evaluate bids on the facts ; Managing a portfolio of projects ; Improving the software development process ; Managing reusable components ; Metrics backstop negotiation ; Motivating participants in the software development process -- Appendix A : Good enough is better than floundering -- Appendix B : Behavior of the core metrics. |
| Responsibility: | Lawrence H. Putnam and Ware Myers. |
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