Measurement in Software Organizations: Observations of the State of Practice

• Gleison Santos UNIRIO

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2011.15410

Abstract

Organizations aiming to achieve the MPS.BR level F must implement the Measurement process present in the MPS Reference Model (MR-MPS). Organizations may implement this process according to their needs provided that it is adherent to the MR-MPS expected results. This paper presents observations about the state of practice of Measurement Process implementation collected on organizations that have implemented the MR-MPS. We expect these observations to positively influence software process improvement initiatives based on the MR-MPS.

Keywords: Software Organizations, State of Practice, Measurement

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