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Familiar Metric Management: Time Boxing
By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses time-boxing and how the size of the project and your present process productivity set limits on the development time.
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By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses how well constituted estimating teams can deprive the "wide unknowns" of their power over software development.
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By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses how defects follow a Rayleigh pattern, the same as effort, cost, and code constructed. This curve can be projected before the main build begins.
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By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses how you can make better estimates with process productivity and therefore, monitor progress and better justify investment.
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By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses the minimum amount of control needed to maintain the process.
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Familiar Metric Management: Software Reuse
By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )This article discusses how the process productivity index can reflect the value of reuse for software and determine when to consider new projects.
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