An Approach to Measurement and Analysis in Project Software development

• Lílian Schnaider UFRJ
• Gleison Santos UFRJ
• Mariano Montoni UFRJ
• Ana Regina Rocha UFRJ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2004.16199

Abstract

During the Measurement and Analysis Process is developed and implemented the capacity to evaluate the metrics that will be important sources of information to Organization’s managers. The best approach to select the appropriate metrics is the one that, first of all, defines what the Organization whishes or needs to know, and only after this selects the adequate metrics. This article describes an approach to Measurement and Analysis Process for software projects based on the Goal-Question-Metrics (GQM) method and the CMMI Measurement and Analysis Process Area. It also presents two tools that support this approach.

Keywords: Measurement and Analysis, Software Quality, Software Development Environment

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