The IFPUG guide to IT and software measurement

edited by IFPUG.

The widespread deployment of millions of current and emerging software applications has placed software economic studies among the most critical of any form of business analysis. Unfortunately, a lack of an integrated suite of metrics makes software economic analysis extremely difficult. The International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG), a nonprofit and member-governed organization, has become the recognized leader in promoting the effective management of application software development and maintenance activities. The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement brings together 52 leading software measurement experts from 13 different countries who share their insights and expertise. Covering measurement programs, function points in measurement, new technologies, and metrics analysis, this volume: Illustrates software measurement's role in new and emerging technologies Addresses the impact of agile development on software measurement Presents measurement as a powerful tool for auditing and accountability Includes metrics for the CIO Edited by IFPUG's Management and Reporting Committee, the text is useful for IT project managers, process improvement specialists, measurement professionals, and business professionals who need to interact with IT professionals and participate in IT decision-making. It includes coverage of cloud computing, agile development, quantitative project management, process improvement, measurement as a tool in accountability, project ROI measurement, metrics for the CIO, value stream mapping, and benchmarking.

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Year of publication:	c2012 ; Online-Ausg.
Publisher:	Boca Raton : Auerbach Publications
Subject:	Software \| Messung \| Measurement \| Softwareindustrie \| Software industry
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (xv, 816 p.) ill.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Section I: Insights from the Experts: Introduction; 1. A Proposed Suite of Thirteen Functional Metrics for Economic Analysis; 2. A Guide to Sizing and Estimating Projects using International Function Point Users Group Function Points; Section II: Benchmarking: Introduction; 3. Acquiring external Benchmark Data; 4. Effective Applications Development and Maintenance and Support Benchmarking; 5. Benchmarking techniques and Their Applications in IT and Software Measurement; Section III: Estimation: Introduction 6. Effort Estimation for Software Projects7. Software and Web Effort Estimation via Predictive and Diagnostic Reasoning; 8. An Experience in Estimating Software Testing Effort; 9. Producing Reliable Estimates through Quantitative Uncertainty Assessment; 10. Optimism in Cost Estimation; Section IV: Function Points: Introduction; 11. The 13 Mistakes of Function Point Counting; 12. Facilitating Function Point Counts: How to ask the ""Right"" Questions and Get the ""Right"" answers for an accurate Count in an Efficient Manner; Section V: Measurement Programs: Introduction 13. Measurement of Business Intelligence14. Case Studies in Measurement-Based Decision Making; 15. Measurement and Motivation; 16. Achieving Business Objectives: Building a Software Metrics Support Structure; Section VI: Metrics for the Cio-Business Value: Introduction; 17. Maximizing value: Understanding Metrics Paradoxes through Use of Transformation; 18. Objective-Driven Process Improvement: Connecting Improvement with Business Objectives; 19. A Framework for Implementing an Effective Software Development and Maintenance Metrics Program 20. Deriving Business Value Measures for Business InitiativesSection VII: New Technologies And Environments: Introduction; 21. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Function Point Analysis: A Possible Approach and a Practical Experience; 22. Mobile Applications, Functional Analysis, and the customer experience; 23. loud Computing Solution Measurement; Section VIII: non-functional and agile: Introduction; 24. Software Measurement and Agile Development; 25. Agile Estimation Using Functional Metrics; 26. Software Non-Functional assessment Process; Section IX: Outsourcing: Introduction 27. SOS-Application Quality Issues!28. Ssoftware Measurement and Service Levels; 29. Software Measurement in Procurement Contracts; 30. Request for Proposal Management: Answering Metrics-Based Bids; Section X: Process Improvement: Introduction; 31. Software Measurements: Effective utilization of Software Testing Measurements; 32. A Framework to Implement Statistical Process Control; 33. Human Performance Improvement: Measuring the Real Change of Process Improvement; 34. Understanding your Organization's Best Software Development Practices; 35. Process Improvement 36. Defects: Perspective on Prevalence and Prevention
ISBN:	978-1-4398-6934-5 ; 978-1-4398-6930-7 ; 978-1-4398-6930-7
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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