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Software Development Metrics
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Software Development Metrics

by David Nicolette
July 2015
Beginner to intermediate
192 pages
7h 5m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 4. Putting the metrics to work

This chapter covers

  • Applying multiple metrics to expose potential areas of improvement
  • Using patterns and trends to point to delivery problems

In this chapter, you’ll see how you can gain deeper insight into a situation by using multiple metrics, and multiple types of metrics, in concert. Trends in any single metric can highlight delivery issues, but can just as easily provide a false positive. When you overlay trends in multiple metrics, false positives tend to become obvious, and you can catch problems early.

So far, you’ve learned about the purpose, function, basic mechanics, and potential abuses of several metrics, and how your development approach, process model, and delivery mode influence your ...

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