Applications of the Indicator Template for Measurement and Analysis

Goethert, Wolfhart; Siviy, Jeannine

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“…• métodos de (García et al, 2010), PSM (Practical Software Measurement) (McGarry et al, 2002;PSM, 2006;Prasad et al, 2009) and the BSC&GQ[i]M (Balanced Scorecard and Goal-Driven Measurement) (Goethert and Ficher, 2003;Goethert and Siviy, 2004). We discuss the identified difficulties and problems considering three main categories: comprehension, performance and utility of methods.…”

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Designing a Strategic Measurement Program for Software Engineering Organizations: Discovering Difficulties and Problems

Mitre‐Hernandez¹,

García-Guzmán²,

Antonio³

et al. 2014

Ingeniería, Investigación y Tecnología

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Software measurement is widely recognized as an essential part of understanding, controlling, monitoring, predicting, and evaluating software development and maintenance projects. Both, software process improvement (SPI) and software measurement literature include many case studies of successful companies and descriptions of their measurement programs. However, there are still concerns on how to design efficient strategic measurement programs. These concerns include the lack of involvement of the SEO's personnel, bad alignment with its strategy and improvement initiative, difficulty to justify the utility of using standards or improvement initiatives, etc. All of the former results in inadequate measurement programs that often lead to poor decisions and economic loss. This paper describes a pilot study to observe and analyze the operation of measurement teams when using measurement methods such as Balanced Objective-Quantifiers Method (BOQM), Practical Software Measurement (PSM) and Balanced Scorecard and Goal-Driven Measurement (BSC&GQ[I]M) to design a strategic measurement program. From the results of the study, we gained some insight on common difficulties and problems, which are useful to consider when designing of strategic measurement programs. This paper describes an important milestone in achieving our main research goal, evaluate and find suggestions to design a strategic measurement program aligned correctly with the strategic goals, for effective decision making at all organization levels and justify the utilities or benefits of integrating improvement initiatives.

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Designing a Strategic Measurement Program for Software Engineering Organizations: Discovering Difficulties and Problems

Mitre‐Hernandez¹,

García-Guzmán²,

Antonio³

et al. 2014

Ingeniería, Investigación y Tecnología

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“…Extending the GQM paradigm, GQ(I)M introduces the notion of indicators , which reflect the idea of asking ‘What do I want to know?’ as opposed to the question ‘What do I want to measure?’. Indicators are therefore representation of measurement data, backed by one or more metrics, and support with a clear definition of their construction the decision making process .…”

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“…as opposed to the question 'What do I want to measure?'. Indicators are therefore representation of measurement data, backed by one or more metrics, and support with a clear definition of their construction the decision making process [45].The integration of process assessment, modeling, and measurement is the goal of the productfocused improvement approach [46]. As opposed to ami and GQ(I)M, in which company-specific business goals define the measurement strategy, product-focused improvement approach promotes continuous assessment against reference models such as CMM or ISO/IEC 15504, supported by measurements derived by GQM [47,48].…”

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A conceptual framework for SPI evaluation

Unterkalmsteiner

Gorschek

Islam

et al. 2013

J Software Evolu Process

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SUMMARYSoftware Process Improvement (SPI) encompasses the analysis and modification of the processes within software development, aimed at improving key areas that contribute to the organizations' goals. The task of evaluating whether the selected improvement path meets these goals is challenging. Based on the results of a systematic literature review on SPI measurement and evaluation practices, we developed a framework (SPI-MEF) that supports the planning and implementation of SPI evaluations. SPI-MEF guides the practitioner in scoping the evaluation, determining measures and performing the assessment. SPI-MEF does not assume a specific approach to process improvement and can be integrated in existing measurement programs, refocusing the assessment on evaluating the improvement initiative's outcome. Sixteen industry and academic experts evaluated the framework's usability and capability to support practitioners, providing additional insights that were integrated in the application guidelines of the framework.

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“…However, it is important to highlight that, in the software industry, there are few relevant case studies with enough detail (Goethert and Siviy 2004) where SPI initiatives are directed or well aligned with the company's strategy, quantitatively controlled by a measurement program and the information needs of senior management are integrated appropriately.…”

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Integration of strategic management, process improvement and quantitative measurement for managing the competitiveness of software engineering organizations

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Strategic management is a key discipline that permits companies to achieve their competitive goals. An effective and explicit alignment and integration of business strategy with SPI initiatives based on measurement is essential to prevent loss of income, customers and competitiveness. By integrating SPI models and measurement techniques in the strategy management process, an organization's investments will be better aligned with strategy, optimizing the benefits obtained as a result of an SPI program. In this paper, the authors propose BOQM (Balanced Objective-Quantifiers Methodology) that integrates properly strategic management, process improvement and quantitative measurement to manage the competitiveness of software engineering organizations. Finally, this paper presents and discusses the results from implementing BOQM in a software development organization.

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Applications of the Indicator Template for Measurement and Analysis

Cited by 16 publications

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Designing a Strategic Measurement Program for Software Engineering Organizations: Discovering Difficulties and Problems

Designing a Strategic Measurement Program for Software Engineering Organizations: Discovering Difficulties and Problems

A conceptual framework for SPI evaluation

Integration of strategic management, process improvement and quantitative measurement for managing the competitiveness of software engineering organizations

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