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A GUIDE TO SELECTING SOFTWARE MEASURES AND METRICS

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A GUIDE TO SELECTING SOFTWARE MEASURES AND METRICS
Author: CAPERS JONES
ISBN: 9781138033078
Publisher: CRC PRESS
Category: COMPUTER BOOKS | SOFTWARE
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Level: None
BookCover: Hard Cover
Number Of Pages: 358
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Edition No: 1

Going where no book on software measurement and metrics has previously gone, this critique thoroughly examines several bad measurement practices, hazardous metrics, and huge gaps and omissions in the software literature that neglect important topics in measurement. The book covers the major gaps and omissions that need to be filled if data about software development is to be useful for comparisons or estimating future projects. Among the more serious gaps are leaks in reporting about software development efforts that, if not corrected, can distort data and make benchmarks almost useless and possibly even harmful. One of the most common leaks is that of unpaid overtime. Software is a very labor-intensive occupation, and many practitioners work very long hours. However, few companies record unpaid overtime. This means that software effort is underreported by around 15%, which is too large a value to ignore.

A GUIDE TO SELECTING SOFTWARE MEASURES AND METRICS
 24,639.96
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