Applied Software Measurement
by: Capers Jones
Abstract: Fully revised for the latest technologies. The definitive work on software metrics has now been updated to meet today’s complex challenges in global software development. This new edition includes data from more than 12,000 software projects from 24 countries. Previous editions have become the standard for determining U.S. averages for software quality and productivity. The new edition is expanded to include international data.
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Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface to the Third Edition
- D. Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The History and Evolution of Software Metrics
- 3. United States Averages for Software Productivity and Quality
- 4. The Mechanics of Measurement: Building a Baseline
- 5. Measuring Software Quality and User Satisfaction
- 6. Measurements, Metrics, and Industry Leadership
- 7. Summary of Problems in Software Measurement
- A. Rules for Counting Procedural Source Code
Tools & Media
Expanded Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface to the Third Edition
- D. Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- Applied Software Measurement
- Planning and Estimation
- Management and Technical Staffs
- Organization Structures
- Methodologies and Tools
- The Office Environment
- Reusability
- The Essential Aspects of Applied Software Measurement
- What Do Companies Measure?
- Benchmarks and Industry Measures
- Measurement and the Software Life Cycle
- The Structure of a Full Applied Software Measurement System
- The Sociology of Software Measurement
- The Sociology of Data Confidentiality
- The Sociology of Using Data for Staff Performance Targets
- The Sociology of Measuring One-Person Projects
- The Sociology of MIS vs. Systems Software
- The Sociology of Measurement Expertise
- Justifying and Building an Applied Software Measurement Function
- Applied Software Measurement and Future Progress
- 2. The History and Evolution of Software Metrics
- Evolution of the Software Industry and Evolution of Software Measurements
- The Cost of Counting Function Point Metrics
- The Paradox of Reversed Productivity for High-Level Languages
- The Varieties of Functional Metrics Circa 2008
- Object Points
- Pattern-Matching and Function Point Sizing
- Variations in Application Size and Productivity Rates
- Future Technical Developments in Functional Metrics
- Summary of and Conclusions About Functional Metrics
- Software Measures and Metrics Not Based on Function Points
- 3. United States Averages for Software Productivity and Quality
- Sources of Possible Errors in the Data
- Significant Software Technology Changes Between 1990 and 2008
- Changes in the Structure, Format, and Contents of the Third Edition
- Variations in Software Development Practices Among Seven Sub-Industries
- Ranges, Averages, and Variances in Software Productivity
- The Impact of Technology on Software Productivity and Quality Levels
- Technology Warnings and Counterindications
- Using Function Point Metrics to Set “Best in Class” Targets
- 4. The Mechanics of Measurement: Building a Baseline
- 5. Measuring Software Quality and User Satisfaction
- New Quality Information Since the Earlier Editions
- Quality Control and International Competition
- Defining Quality for Measurement and Estimation
- Five Steps to Software Quality Control
- Software Quality Control in the United States
- Measuring Software Defect Removal
- Measuring Defect Removal Efficiency
- Finding and Eliminating Error-Prone Modules
- Using Metrics to Evaluate Test-Case Coverage
- Using Metrics for Reliability Prediction
- Measuring the Costs of Defect Removal
- Evaluating Defect Prevention Methods
- Measuring Customer-Reported Defects
- Measuring Invalid Defects, Duplicate Defects, and Special Cases
- Measuring User Satisfaction
- Combining User Satisfaction and Defect Data
- Summary and Conclusions
- Reading List
- 6. Measurements, Metrics, and Industry Leadership
- What Do Companies Measure?
- Measures and Metrics of Industry Leaders
- Measures, Metrics, and Innovation
- Measurements, Metrics, and Outsource Litigation
- Measurements, Metrics, and Behavioral Changes
- Topics Outside the Scope of Current Measurements
- Cautions Against Simplistic and Hazardous Measures and Metrics
- Commercial Software Measurement Tools
- Summary and Conclusions
- 7. Summary of Problems in Software Measurement
- Synthetic vs. Natural Metrics
- Ambiguity in Defining the Nature, Scope, Class, and Type of Software
- Ambiguity in Defining and Measuring the Activities and Tasks of Software Projects
- False Advertising and Fraudulent Productivity Claims
- The Absence of Project Demographic and Occupation Group Measurement
- Ambiguity in the Span of Control and Organizational Measurements
- The Missing Link of Measurement: When Do Projects Start?
- Ambiguity in Measuring Milestones, Schedules, Overlap, and Schedule Slippage
- Problems with Overlapping Activities
- Leakage from Software Project Resource Tracking Data
- Ambiguity in Standard Time Metrics
- Inadequate Undergraduate and Graduate Training in Software Measurement and Metrics
- Inadequate Standards for Software Measurement
- Lack of Standardization of “Lines of Source Code” Metrics
- The Hazards and Problems of Ratios and Percentages
- Ambiguity in Measuring Development or Delivery Productivity
- Ambiguity in Measuring Complexity
- Ambiguity in Functional Metrics
- Ambiguity in Quality Metrics
- Ambiguity with the Defects per KLOC Metric
- Ambiguity with the Cost per Defect Metric
- Failure to Measure Defect Potentials and Defect Removal Efficiency
- The Problems of Measuring the Impact of “Soft” Factors
- Problems in Measuring Software Value
- Lack of Effective Measurement and Metrics Automation
- Social and Political Resistance to Software Measurements
- Ambiguity in Software Measurement and Metrics Terminology
- Failure to Use Metrics for Establishing Goals and Targets
- Summary and Conclusions
- Suggested Readings
- A. Rules for Counting Procedural Source Code
Book Details
Title: Applied Software Measurement
Publisher: : New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780071502443
Authors:
Capers Jones is a renowned author, consultant, and speaker. He was the founder and chairman of Software Productivity Research (SPR), where he retains the title of Chief Scientist Emeritus. Jones is the author of Estimating Software Costs, Second Edition.
Description: Fully revised for the latest technologies. The definitive work on software metrics has now been updated to meet today’s complex challenges in global software development. This new edition includes data from more than 12,000 software projects from 24 countries. Previous editions have become the standard for determining U.S. averages for software quality and productivity. The new edition is expanded to include international data.
