September 2016
Intermediate to advanced
374 pages
10h 11m
English
This chapter provides an overview of software measurement and an infrastructure for establishing a software measurement program. It is recommended to start small and build on success. It is also recommended to combine a software measurement program with a software process improvement initiative so that the measurement program is sustainable. As far as possible, establish automated mechanisms for measurement data collection and analysis. Automated methods should be a support resource of the measurement process rather than a definition of the process. Regularly collect the core measurements and additional measurements specific to the local goals in the organization. Plan and schedule the resources that ...