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Garmus, D. and D. Herron, Measuring the Software Process: A Practical Guide to Functional Mea-
surements, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
Humphrey, W., Introduction to the Team Software Process, Addison-Wesley Longman, 2000.
Kan, S.H., Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 1995.
Humphrey [HUM95], Yeh (Software Process Control, McGraw-Hill, 1993), Hetzel [HET93],
and Grady [GRA92] discuss how software metrics can be used to provide the indica-
tors necessary to improve the software process. Putnam and Myers (Executive Brief-
ing: Controlling Software Development, IEEE Computer Society, 1996) and Pulford and
his colleagues (A Quantitative Approach to Software Management, Addison-Wesley,
1996) discuss process metrics and their use from a management point of view.
Weinberg (Quality Software Management, Volume 2: First Order Measurement, Dorset
House, 1993) presents a useful model for observing software projects, ascertaining
the meaning of the observation, and determining its significance for tactical and strate-
gic decisions. Garmus and Herron (Measuring the Software Process, Prentice-Hall,
1996) discuss process metrics with an emphasis on function point analysis. The Soft-
ware Productivity Consortium (The Software Measurement Guidebook, Thomson Com-
puter Press, 1995) provides useful suggestions for instituting an effective metrics
approach. Oman and Pfleeger (Applying Software Metrics, IEEE Computer Society Press,
1997) have edited an excellent anthology of important papers on software metrics.
Park, et al. [PAR96] have developed a detailed guidebook that provides step-by-step
suggestions for instituting a software metrics program for software process improve-
ment.
The newsletter IT Metrics (edited by Howard Rubin and published by Cutter Infor-
mation Services) presents useful commentary on the state of software metrics in the
industry. The magazines Cutter IT Journal and Software Development have regular arti-
cles and entire features dedicated to software metrics.
A wide variety of information sources on software process and project metrics are
available on the Internet. An up-to-date list of World Wide Web references that are
relevant to the software process and project metrics can be found at the SEPA Web
site:
http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/compsci/pressman/resources/
process-metrics.mhtml