Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management

Author: Lawrence H. Putnam, Ware Myers
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ISBN: 0932633552
Publisher: Dorset House (May, 2003)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 80,512
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
A "reader friendly" instructional how-to guide
Collaboratively written by Lawrence H. Putnam (President of the software management consulting firm Quantitative Software Management) and Ware Myers (a professional independent consultant and contributing editor of "Computer" and "IEEE Software"), Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management is a "reader friendly" instructional how-to guide to utilizing the reliable development processes and techniques that help software managers efficiently allocate limited resources and carefully track progress, ensuring optimum quality software with a minimum of wasted effort. Five core metrics of Time, Effort, Size, Reliability, and Process Productivity are introduced as a means to measure and adjust ongoing processes to constantly changing real-world conditions. An exceptional business guide in its field, Five Core Metrics is highly recommended reading for anyone charged with the responsibility of using and creating software projects using or incorporating metric measurements.

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