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Software Metrics: Best Practices for Successful IT Management

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Paul Goodman's book is not exactly light entertainment. However, it is definitely well worth the read. Paul deals very clearly - and extremely throughly - with every aspect of software metrics I had ever thought about and many more that I hadn't. A must have if you a serious about the subject.

When I first started to think about writing this book I wanted something that would be more than just a discussion about Software Metrics. I wanted to do more than just talk about Function Points or McCabe metrics or time recording. Important though this technical end of the subject is it was, to me, only part of the story. At that time, and still sadly today, many measurement programs fail but I had been involved in a couple of successful measurement initiatives and had friends in other organizations around the world who could also claim similar success. What I realised was that it was the way in which the development and implementation of a measurement program was approached that made it successful. I have tried to capture the essence of that successful approach in this book.

So yes, you will find mention of Function Points and Mccabe metrics and even time recording but, hopefully, you will also find a great deal more.

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