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Software Innovation to Benefit the Business: Updating Economic Analysis for Information Technology This presentation will provide historical background on the limitations of standard economic measurement categories, with suggestions on how to improve measurement for information technology. Explore the limitations of some of the traditional categories used to measure economic progress. Gain insight into why measurement issues are an expected part of economic growth and technological change.
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David Fado, Reuters
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Function Point Counting for Mere Mortals Function points have occupied a difficult place in software metrics. They correlate well with development effort, but their use has been hindered in part by the difficulty of learning them. Lee Fischman discusses Galorath's efforts to achieve a revolutionary reduction in time-to-learn by lessening unfamiliar nomenclature and methodological excess. Learn how function points can be simplified for use by everyone within your organization.
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Lee Fischman, Galorath, Inc.
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Evaluating, Selecting, and Measuring Subcontractors During the past decade, it has become more commonplace to subcontract major portions of large software and systems engineering projects. Due to a lack of a well-defined set of tools or guidelines, this process has generally been ad hoc and inconsistent. Jim Nielsen describes Motorola's efforts to develop a comprehensive set of tools, processes, and measures to use in evaluating and selecting subcontractors and in predicting subcontractor performance and product quality.
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Jim Nielsen, Motorola
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Software Measurement--What's in it for Me? This presentation looks at the success or failure of software measurement programs from a unique perspective: It addresses the human problems often encountered during implementation. Learn about the areas of resistance to measurement programs and how to use practical strategies when combating this resistance. Discover tactics that management can use to motivate software developers to make these programs work!
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Arlene Minkiewicz, PRICE Systems, L.L.C.
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Introducing Personal Software Process--A Few (Un)Expected Lessons Learn how one company successfully implemented SEI-PSP to a significant part of its software engineering organization. Key discussion points include organization readiness, a training approach, lessons learned, and ways to successfully introduce PSP into an organization. Discover the three process areas (inspections, planning, and quality) where PSP can have a significant impact.
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Robert Galen, Wavetek Wandel Goltermann
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Guerilla Software Metrics: Leaving the Developers Alone This presentation describes an approach to initiating and conducting a metrics program that takes advantage of existing measurement/tracking infrastructure without adding significant extra tasks and reporting responsibilities. Scott Duncan identifies three areas where measurement data may already exist. Learn how to work with management and staff in these areas to make use of the data being collected.
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Scott Duncan, SoftQual Consulting
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Establishing a SEI Capability Maturity Model Level 3 Metrics Program--And Living to Tell About It Metrics are foundational to CMM Levels 3, 4, and 5. However, introducing all of the metrics required by CMM Level 3 into your organization can seem like an insurmountable task. Examine a case study of the development and deployment of a successful CMM Level 3 metrics program. Learn about each major Level 3 metrics requirement and obtain examples on how they can be addressed.
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Greg Parent, EDS
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A Comparison of IBM's and Hewlett Packard's Defect Classification In this presentation, Jon Huber examines metrics obtained from categorizing the same set of defects using both IBM's Orthogonal Defect Classification and Hewlett Packard's Origins, Types, and Modes. Learn the pros and cons of each model, and how to apply the strengths from both models to create a method beneficial to software development and testing.
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Jon Huber, Hewlett Packard
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Using Software Measurement to Effect Change Using a real-life case study, Jeanette Horan presents how the search for product quality improvement at Lotus led to the realization that the software measurement process needed to be changed to drive organizational priorities. Learn how a cross-functional team provided recommendations for a new process, standardized on core metrics, and implemented a new self-service application. Discover how the use of innovative technology and active participation by the stakeholders resulted in a consistently streamlined process that allows fact-based decision making resulting in improved product quality and customer satisfaction.
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Jeanette Horan, Lotus Development Corporation
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Interpreting Graphical Defect Trend Data Evaluation of graphical defect trend data can dramatically increase your ability to predict current project quality, schedule milestone compliance, and provide historical data for proper test and development scheduling of later revisions. Jim Olsen will explore some of the complexities in analyzing graphic defect trending in this presentation (winner of the Best Presentation award for ASM'99). Learn ways to determine how much time establishes a trend, when the appropriate time to start taking data occurs, what type of data to track, and how to estimate the amplitude of defect oscillations at the end of the product cycle.
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Jim Olsen, Novell, Inc.
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