Software Metrics

Software Metrics

This live virtual course is designed to provide an introduction to the basics of software metrics and how to establish a software metrics program.  This class starts with a basic overview of software metrics and measurement theory.  The roles and benefits of measurements are discussed, standards and models related to software metrics are surveyed and a simple step-by-step process for selecting, defining, and tailoring software metrics to meet the information needs of an organization is introduced. 

Attendees will learn how to identify their software metrics customers and utilize the Goal/Question/Metric paradigm to select metrics that align with the organizational, project, and process goals of those customers. Attendees practice designing metrics through standardizing entity and attribute definitions, choosing measurement functions, establishing measurement methods, defining decision criteria, designing reporting mechanisms, and determining additional qualifiers.

Issues involved with data collection are discussed, including what data to collect, who should collect the data, and how to collect it.  Attendees learn to consider the human issues of implementing a measurement system and metric do’s and don’ts.  Attendees also practice defining a human factors action plan for their metrics.

This course ends with a survey of product, process, services, and project metrics used in the software industry.

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