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The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement

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The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement

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The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement book

A Comprehensive International Guide

The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement

DOI link for The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement

The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement book

A Comprehensive International Guide
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 2 May 2012
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint Auerbach Publications
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/b11884
Pages 848
eBook ISBN 9780429065712
Subjects Computer Science, Engineering & Technology
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IFPUG, (Ed.). (2012). The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement (1st ed.). Auerbach Publications. https://doi.org/10.1201/b11884

ABSTRACT

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 nonpro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part I|2 pages

Insights from the Experts

chapter 1|26 pages

A Proposed Suite of Thirteen Functional Metrics for Economic Analysis

ByCapers Jones

chapter 2|12 pages

A Guide to Sizing and Estimating Projects Using International Function Point Users Group Function Points

ByDavid Garmus

part II|2 pages

Benchmarking

chapter 3|16 pages

Acquiring External Benchmark Data

ByHeidi Malkiewicz, Lori Mayer

chapter 4|16 pages

Effective Applications Development and Maintenance and Support Benchmarking

ByPam Morris

chapter 5|20 pages

Benchmarking Techniques and Their Applications in IT and Software Measurement

ByNishant Pandey

part III|2 pages

Estimation

chapter 6|24 pages

Effort Estimation for Software Projects

ByMurali Chemuturi

chapter 7|30 pages

Software and Web Effort Estimation via Predictive and Diagnostic Reasoning

ByEmilia Mendes

chapter 8|10 pages

An Experience in Estimating Software Testing Effort

ByLuiz Ribeiro

chapter 9|16 pages

Producing Reliable Estimates through Quantitative Uncertainty Assessment

ByLuca Santillo

chapter 10|18 pages

Optimism in Cost Estimation

ByRicardo Valerdi

part IV|2 pages

Function Points

chapter 11|18 pages

The 13 Mistakes of Function Point Counting

ByClaudia Hazan

chapter 12|20 pages

Facilitating Function Point Counts: How to Ask the “Right” Questions and Get the “Right” Answers for an Accurate Count in an Efficient Manner

ByLori Holmes

part V|2 pages

Measurement Programs

chapter 13|20 pages

Measurement of Business Intelligence

ByJan-Paul Fillié

chapter 14|16 pages

Case Studies in Measurement-Based Decision Making

ByScott Goldfarb

chapter 15|32 pages

Measurement and Motivation

ByTara Kelly

chapter 16|12 pages

Achieving Business Objectives: Building a Software Metrics Support Structure

ByJim Mayes

part VI|2 pages

Metrics for the Cio—Business Value

chapter 17|16 pages

Maximizing Value: Understanding Metrics Paradoxes through Use of Transformation

ByPaul Below

chapter 18|14 pages

Objective-Driven Process Improvement: Connecting Improvement with Business Objectives

ByChristof Ebert

chapter 19|20 pages

A Framework for Implementing an Effective Software Development and Maintenance Metrics Program

ByMiranda Mason

chapter 20|16 pages

Deriving Business Value Measures for Business Initiatives

ByStavros Pechlivanidis

part VII|2 pages

New Technologies and Environments

chapter 21|20 pages

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Function Point Analysis: A Possible Approach and a Practical Experience

ByLoredana Frallicciardi

chapter 22|28 pages

Mobile Applications, Functional Analysis, and the Customer Experience

ByTammy Preuss

chapter 23|16 pages

Cloud Computing Solution Measurement

BySteven Woodward

part VIII|2 pages

Non-Functional and Agile

chapter 24|26 pages

Software Measurement and Agile Development

ByRaymond Boehm

chapter 25|16 pages

Agile Estimation Using Functional Metrics

ByThomas Cagley

chapter 26|30 pages

Software Non-Functional Assessment Process

ByChristine Green, Dan Bradley, Talmon Ben-Cnaan, Wendy Bloomfield, David Garmus, Jalaja Venkat, Steve Chizar, Luca Santillo

part IX|2 pages

Outsourcing

chapter 27|14 pages

SOS—Application Quality Issues!

ByPierre Almén

chapter 28|20 pages

Software Measurement and Service Levels

ByBarbara Beech

chapter 29|24 pages

Software Measurement in Procurement Contracts

ByRoberto Meli

chapter 30|24 pages

Request for Proposal Management: Answering Metrics-Based Bids

ByHarold Heeringen

part X|2 pages

Process Improvement

chapter 31|18 pages

Software Measurements: Effective Utilization of Software Testing Measurements

ByTalmon Cnaan

chapter 32|14 pages

A Framework to Implement Statistical Process Control

ByMárcio Silveira

chapter 33|14 pages

Human Performance Improvement: Measuring the Real Change of Process Improvement

BySheila Dennis, Patricia Eglin

chapter 34|14 pages

Understanding Your Organization’s Best Software Development Practices

ByDavid Herron

chapter 35|12 pages

Process Improvement

BySteve Neuendorf

chapter 36|20 pages

Defects: Perspective on Prevalence and Prevention

ByJoseph Schofield

part XI|2 pages

Productivity

chapter 37|16 pages

How to Improve Your Development Process Using the Indicator of Productivity

ByEduardo Oliveira

chapter 38|14 pages

Monitoring Productivity Using Function Points in Various Phases

ByRadhika Srinivas

part XII|2 pages

Project Management

chapter 39|18 pages

Project Management and Measurement: What Relationship?

ByLuigi Buglione

chapter 40|12 pages

Project Scope Management with Function Points: Achieving Olympic Success on Software Intensive Projects with Scope Management

ByCarol Dekkers

chapter 41|24 pages

Scope Management Technique Using Sizing Process

ByChristine Green

chapter 42|14 pages

Quantitative Project Management—Measurement-Based Techniques for Managing Scope

ByRobyn Lawrie

chapter 43|12 pages

Requirements: Building a Solid Foundation for a Successful Project

ByJanet Russac
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