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Familiar Metric Management: Let Me Count the Ways!
By Larry Putnam Sr. ( December 1969 )
This article discusses how to alleviate the current software staff shortages.
Read the articleFamiliar 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 the minimum amount of control needed to maintain the process.
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