A Framework for Software Project Metrics
Terry Woodings, Gary A. Bundell · 2001
Software Engineering is a discipline which is making exceptional progress in the development of new paradigms, methods, tools and techniques for the production of information systems. A weakness is that the academic development of the theory underlying these advances is often "out of synchronisation" with current usage. The use of metrics is a key factor in the establishment of a scientific basis for Software Engineering and the reduction of the gap between academics and practitioners. Systematic measurement is necessary for the formal modelling and evaluation of the new techniques and their optimal use within industry. A number of approaches (e.g. the Software Factory, CMM, Bootstrap, SPICE, GQM, Balanced Scorecard), have been advocated for the systematic design and introduction of software metrics for the purposes of process improvement and capability assessment in an organisation.