Title :
Using software metrics and measurements to improve software productivity and quality
Author :
McGarry, Frank E.
Author_Institution :
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The software engineering laboratory (SEL) at Goddard space flight center has determined five key benefits to the collection of software metrics. The benefits are: (1) they provide a keener understanding of the specific software development environment; (2) they add support to management of active development projects; (3) they produce a foundation for planning future projects; (4) they provide a basis for adopting development practices and/or guidelines, and (5) they produce evidence toward assessment of applied software technology.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; software engineering; standards; Goddard space flight center; SEL; active development projects; applied software technology; development practices; future projects; guidelines; planning; software development environment; software engineering laboratory; software measurements; software metrics; software productivity; Environmental management; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Programming; Project management; Software development management; Software engineering; Software measurement; Software metrics; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Standards Conference, 1988. Computer Standards Evolution: Impact and Imperatives, Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0791-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSTAND.1988.4775
