This document outlines a presentation on establishing a software measurement process. It describes developing and planning a measurement process, including identifying the scope and defining procedures. It also covers implementing the process by collecting and analyzing data, and evolving the process over time. Examples of using measurement are provided. The document recommends steps for starting a software measurement program and establishes the pros and cons of doing so.

1. Presentation on Establishing a
Software Measurement Process
By Ali Raza
CSPC 547

2. Overview
 Introduction
 Objective
 Audience
 Report Overview
 Designing a Software Measurement
 Developing a Measurement
 Planning the Process
 Identify Scope
 Define Procedures

3. Continue…
 Implementing the Process
 Collect Data
 Analyze Data
 Evolving the Process
 Illustrations of Use
 Starting a Software Measurement Program
 Summary
 Pros and Cons of ‘Establishing a Software
Measurement Process’ report
 Closing Thoughts

4. Introduction
 Primary purpose of this report is to provide
insight into software processes and products
 Why?
 Because organizations can produce better results by
making good decisions and manage the achievement
of goals
 This reports also provide the guidelines so that
companies can integrate a measurement
process in their overall software process

5. Objective of this Report
 Provide some guidelines that can be used to
design and implement a process for
measurement:
 ties measurement to organization goals and
objectives;
 defines measurement consistently, clearly and
accurately;
 collects and analyzes data to measure progress
towards goals; and
 Evolves and improves as the process matures.

6. Continue…
 Demonstrate the guidelines with examples and
illustrations
 This report can help an organization start and
sustain a measurement program

7. Audience
 Who?
 Software engineering group (SEPG)
 Working group tasked to implement a measurement
program in their organization.
 Function areas where people will want to use good
measurement practice such as
 Managers
 Project staff
 Software configuration group
 Others

8. Report Overview
 This Report is divided into four chapers
 Introduction described in chapter 1
 Process Method for designing and implementing a
measurement process
 Describe uses of measurement
 Suggests steps an organization could take to
establish a software measurement.

9. Designing a Software Measurement

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11. Developing a Measurement Process

12. Planning the Process

13. Identify Scope

14. Continue…

15. Define Procedures

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 Tasks for Define Procedures activity
 Define Measures
 Define counting methods
 Define the recording formats
 Define storage mechanisms
 Define methods
 Define mechanisms for feed back

17. Implementing the Process

18. Collect Data

19. Analyze Data

20. Evolving the Process

21. Continue..

22. Illustrations of Use

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 Baseline Measurement Process
 Manage Projects
 Describe Products
 Improve Processes
 Aggregate Data
 Dynamic Changes

24. Starting a Software Measurement Programs

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 Establish a Measurement Focal Group
 Assessing organizational sponsorships, commitment,
and improvements
 Implementing the steps describe in following section
 Communicating and strengthening the network of
sponsors
 Documenting and evolving, successes and lesson
learned
 Establishing a historical, organizational database of
project data

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 Identify the Objectives
 Design the process
 Assess and Understand Current Capability
 Design a Measurement Process

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 Prototype the Process
 Document the Process
 Implement the Process
 Expand the Program

28. Summary
 Basic Concept for Establishing Software
Measurement
 Organization can improve productively and
overall output.

29. Pros and Cons of ‘Establishing a Software Measurement Process’
report
 Pros
 Organization can increase the productivity and overall
output
 Proven measurement process
 Author provided thorough steps for measurement
process
 We can make the standards e.g. focal group
 Usually for large companies and Enterprise
environment.
 Quality outcome

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 Cons
 Not Cost Effective
 People need training
 Need Upper Management Support.
 Very hard to change the shift – People should change
their attitude and mindset
 Some time needed for the implementation in a
company.
 Not for small companies because they believe on
product release as soon as possible

31. Closing thoughts
 Very interesting report by Donald R. Andrews
 Implementing measurement process vs. not
implementing in a company
 Organizations are coming back towards the
process after the extreme programming or agile
methodology especially in an enterprise
environment.
 Check and balances in the form of focal group