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Five
Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management
In their newest book, authors
Lawrence
H. Putnam and Ware Myers leverage a large database of completed
software projects to show how software projects can be planned,
tracked, and controlled using Five
Core Metrics. By focusing on a tried and true metric set (Time,
Effort, Size, Reliability, and Process Productivity), managers can
assess risk factors, anticipate surprises that cause project failure,
respond to changing conditions, and replan with confidence.
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"...an invaluable resource for project managers and project leaders... managers bombarded with software measurements will find what Putnam and Myers refer to as the 'five core metrics' to be a welcome solution to their metric woes." - Michelle Giles, StickyMinds.com |
"...a must-read for managers who want to bring development under control.. provides a comprehensive approach to achieving predictability in the software development process." - Joe Saur, ACM Software Engineering Notes |
©2003,
328 pages softcover, available from Dorset
House Publishing
for $49.95 (includes $6.00 UPS shipping/handling).
Measures
for Excellence:
Reliable Software on Time,
Within Budget
Lawrence H. Putnam
and Ware Myers
Excellent
text for measurement and estimation professionals. Describes in
detail the theories and data underlying SLIM (Software
LIfecycle Model) tools. Addresses size estimation,
schedule and effort estimation, schedule/manpower trade-offs, productivity
measurement, defect forecasting, project control and adaptive forecasting.
Includes appendix with equations and processes for a simplified
version of the SLIM model.
378 pages, hard cover, $77 plus $5 shipping/handling.
Executive
Briefing: Controlling Software Development
Lawrence
H. Putnam and Ware Myers
Helps senior executives
sort out the knowledge they need to operate effectively at a high
level. Covers two aspects of software development: progress and
control of individual projects, and long-run improvement of the
software process.
80 pages, soft cover, $22 plus $5 shipping/handling.
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