Title :
A framework for evaluating software development methods
Author :
Cook, Virgil H., Jr. ; Hartrum, Thomas H. ; Howatt, James W. ; Woffinden, Duard S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., US Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
A framework for gathering data from software projects was deviced to compare different development methods and tools and identify those that enhance developer productivity and product quality. Criteria for selecting metrics to characterize the software development process are defined. Both quality and productivity metric classes are reviewed. A prototype for gathering data and analysing productivity across projects is described, and future directions based on experience with the prototype are discussed
Keywords :
software engineering; software tools; developer productivity; development methods; framework; metric classes; metrics; product quality; productivity; quality; software development methods; software projects; Data analysis; Performance evaluation; Productivity; Programming; Prototypes; Software engineering; Software prototyping; Software quality; Software tools; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195077
