This book
simplifies software measurement and explains its value as a tool for
decision-makers at software companies. Techniques presented in Software
Metrics: A Guide to Planning, Analysis, and Application are derived
from best practices. The ideas are field-proven, down-to-earth, and
straightforward, making it an invaluable resource for those striving
for process improvement. This overview helps readers enrich their
knowledge of measurements,analysis, and best practices, and
demonstrates how ordinary analysis techniques can be applied to achieve
extraordinary results. Easy-to-understand tools and techniques show how
metrics create models that are indispensable to decision-making in the
software industry.

The modern field of software metrics emerged from the computer modeling
and "statistical thinking" services of the 1980s. As the field evolved,
metrics programs were integrated with project management, and metrics
grew to be a major tool in the managerial decision-making process of
software companies. Now practitioners in the software industry have a
reference that validates software metrics as a crucial tool for
efficient and successful project management and execution.Software
Metrics: A Guide to Planning, Analysis, and Application simplifies
software measurement and explains its value as a pragmatic tool for
management. Ideas and techniques presented in this book are derived
from best practices. The ideas are field-proven, down to earth, and
straightforward, making this volume an invaluable resource for those
striving for process improvement. This overview helps readers enrich
their knowledge of measurements and analysis, best practices, and how
ordinary analysis techniques can be applied to achieve extraordinary
results. Easy-to-understand tools and methods are applied to
demonstrate how metrics create models that are indispensable to
decision-making in the software industry.