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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Main Authors: Laird, Linda M., 1952
Corporate Authors: IEEE Computer Society; John Wiley & Sons
Group Author: Brennan, M. Carol, 1954
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Quantitative software engineering series
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471792535
Summary: 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.