Software Development Metrics

Nicolette David

ISBN 10: 1617291358 / ISBN 13: 9781617291357

Published by Manning Publications, 2015

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Leichte Rillen / Abschurfungen / Risse / Knicke. This handbook is essential for anyone involved in tracking and guiding software development at the team level, such as project managers and team leads. With the rise of agile methodologies like Scrum, traditional measurements have evolved, and this book highlights which metrics are most relevant and beneficial under specific conditions. It identifies key characteristics of organizational structure, process models, and development methods, enabling you to select the right metrics for your team. The book covers the uses, mechanics, and common misuses of various metrics that aid in steering and monitoring process improvement, all based on field experience. Just as a car's measurements help prevent issues like speeding or running out of gas, effective metrics can significantly reduce the likelihood of project failures. You'll learn to gather, analyze, and utilize metrics that reflect your organizational structure and development methods. Practical techniques include building tools for tracking key metrics and creating data-driven early warning systems. The content is accessible, requiring no formal experience in metrics development or application. Key topics include identifying valuable metrics, differentiating between "improvement" and "change," and understanding common pitfalls. The author, an organizational transformation consultant and agile community member, provides insights drawn from real-world experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Software Development Metrics
• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617291358
• ISBN 13: 9781617291357
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computers & Internet

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Synopsis

Summary

Software Development Metrics is a handbook for anyone who needs to track and guide software development and delivery at the team level, such as project managers and team leads. New development practices, including "agile" methodologies like Scrum, have redefined which measurements are most meaningful and under what conditions you can benefit from them. This practical book identifies key characteristics of organizational structure, process models, and development methods so that you can select the appropriate metrics for your team. It describes the uses, mechanics, and common abuses of a number of metrics that are useful for steering and for monitoring process improvement. The insights and techniques in this book are based entirely on field experience.

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About the Book

When driving a car, you are less likely to speed, run out of gas, or suffer engine failure because of the measurements the car reports to you about its condition. Development teams, too, are less likely to fail if they are measuring the parameters that matter to the success of their projects. This book shows you how.

Software Development Metrics teaches you how to gather, analyze, and effectively use the metrics that define your organizational structure, process models, and development methods. The insights and examples in this book are based entirely on field experience. You'll learn practical techniques like building tools to track key metrics and developing data-based early warning systems. Along the way, you'll learn which metrics align with different development practices, including traditional and adaptive methods.

No formal experience with developing or applying metrics is assumed.

What's Inside

• Identify the most valuable metrics for your team and process
• Differentiate "improvement" from "change"
• Learn to interpret and apply the data you gather
• Common pitfalls and anti-patterns

About the Author

Dave Nicolette is an organizational transformation consultant, team coach, and trainer. Dave is active in the agile and lean software communities.

Table of Contents

1. Making metrics useful
2. Metrics for steering
3. Metrics for improvement
4. Putting the metrics to work
5. Planning predictability
6. Reporting outward and upward

About the Author

Dave Nicolette is an agile and lean organizational transformation consultant, team coach, and trainer and is heavily involved in the agile and lean software communities. He frequently presents at conferences and user groups.