Metrics to improve the US Army software development process

Author

Paul, Raymond A.

fYear

1993

fDate

21-22 May 1993

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

50

Abstract

The Software T&E Panel (STEP) was organized in September 1989 to address the problem that most delays in Army system operational tests were caused by immature software. STEP focused attention on software T&E, but also considered related issues of software development and deployment. STEP is currently implementing three major products: (1) policy and procedures to improve the formal process of software requirements definition; (2) a standard set of 12 software metrics which are mandatory for all Army software development efforts; and (3) improved software T&E procedures. The Army metrics effort is supported by development of a central database for Army-wide metrics data collection. The database will serve as the repository of lessons learned from the use of metrics, including cost data to support cost-benefit analyses. STEP has also conducted a survey of existing commercial and government off-the-shelf tools to support the metrics data collection effort

Keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Databases; Delay systems; Government; Programming; Software metrics; Software standards; Software testing; Standards development; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Metrics Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., First International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3740-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/METRIC.1993.263802

Filename

263802