Software measurement and estimation a practical approach /
This book serves as a practical guide to metrics and quantitative software estimation, beginning with the foundations of measurement and metrics, and then focuses on techniques and tools for estimation of the required effort and the resulting quality of a software project.
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Quantitative software engineering series
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471792535 |
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This book serves as a practical guide to metrics and quantitative software estimation, beginning with the foundations of measurement and metrics, and then focuses on techniques and tools for estimation of the required effort and the resulting quality of a software project. |
Item Description: | "IEEE Computer Society." |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 257 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0471792535 9780471792536 0471792527 9780471792529 1280468440 9781280468445 |
Index Number: | QA76 |
CLC: | TP311.5 |
Contents: | What to measure -- Measurement fundamentals -- Measuring size -- Measuring complexity -- Estimating effort -- In praise of defects : defects and defect metrics -- Software reliability measurement and prediction -- Response time and availability -- Measuring progress -- Outsourcing -- Financial measures for the software engineer -- Benchmarking -- Presenting metrics effectively to management. |