Search Results - subject:"Software metrics"

Prozess- und Technologiemanagement in der Softwareentwicklung : ein Metrik basierter Ansatz zur Bewertung von Prozessen und Technologien

Rezagholi, Mohsen - 2004

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An empirical analysis of software volatility and related factors

Zhang, Xiaoni; Windsor, John - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 103 (2003) 4, pp. 275-281

Despite the belief that software enhancements must be designed into software applications, there is only little research that has rigorously investigated the relationships that exist between software characteristics and software volatility. The objective of this research is to investigate the...

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What accuracy statistics really measure

Kitchenham, B A; MacDonell, S G; Pickard, L; Shepperd, M J - 2001

Provides the software estimation research community with a better understanding of the meaning of, and relationship between, two statistics that are often used to assess the accuracy of predictive models: the mean magnitude relative error (MMRE) and the number of predictions within 25% of the...

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Software benchmarks using function point analysis

Cheung, Yen; Willis, Rob; Milne, Barrie - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 6 (1999) 3, pp. 269-276

The alternative to using source lines of code (SLOC) for costing software projects is to use function points. Functional point analysis (FPA), which was first introduced in 1979, has now been widely accepted as the industry standard for estimating software size and costs. International standard...

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Performance Evaluation of General and Company Specific Models in Software Development Effort Estimation

Maxwell, Katrina; Wassenhove, Luk Van; Dutta, Soumitra - In: Management Science 45 (1999) 6, pp. 787-803

In this paper we present the results of our effort estimation analysis of a European Space Agency database consisting of 108 software development projects. We develop and evaluate simple empirical effort estimation models that include only those productivity factors found to be significant for...

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Software testing metrics: do they have merit?

Pavur, Robert; Jayakumar, Maliyakal; Clayton, Howard - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 99 (1999) 1, pp. 5-10

software. Software metrics assist these managers in identifying opportunities for process improvement and help quantify … software metrics. The interpretation of software metrics can be critical to making effective responses in the management … information systems’ decision‐making processes. This paper gives insight into the use and understanding of some software metrics. …

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Software Development Practices, Software Complexity, and Software Maintenance Performance: A Field Study

Banker, Rajiv D.; Davis, Gordon B.; Slaughter, Sandra A. - In: Management Science 44 (1998) 4, pp. 433-450

Software maintenance claims a large proportion of organizational resources. It is thought that many maintenance problems derive from inadequate software design and development practices. Poor design choices can result in complex software that is costly to support and difficult to change....

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Modelling and optimizing software quality

Babu, A.J.G.; Suresh, Nalina - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 13 (1996) 3, pp. 95-103

Develops an optimization model to optimize software quality within budget and time limitations. Software quality is described through quality factors. This model assumes a non‐linear relationship between quality factors and the effort spent in the development phases. Enables a software manager...

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