Our world is shaped by software. Sinc software is so ubiquitous, we need to stay in control. Software measurement is the discipline that assures that we stay in control. In this volume, Ebert and Dumke provide a comprehensive introduction to software measurement.They detail knowledge and experiences about software measurement in an easily understood, hands-on presentation.

Brief references are embedded from world-renown experts such as Alai Abran, David Card, Robert Glass, Peter Liggesmeyer, Charles Symons, and many more. Examples and case studies are provided from Global 100 companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Atos Origin, Axa, Bosch, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, Shell and Siemens.

This combination of methodologies and applications makes the book ideally suited for professionals in the software industry and for scientists looking for benchmarks and experiences. Besides the many practical hints and checklists readers will also appreciate the large reference list. Further information, continuously updated, can be found on this book's Web site.

Features and Benefits:

• Describes software metrics in theory and practice
  
• Presents hands-on experience from industry leaders
  
• Follows the ISO 15939 general measurement standard
  
• Offers practical guidance for software portfolio management
  
• Includes expert boxes from the leaders in special disciplines of software measurement
  

Audience:

• Professionals
  
• Practitioners
  
• Researchers
  

Keywords:

• Software Measurement Processes
  
• Software Process Improvement
  
• Software Portfolio Management
  
• Measurement Standards (ISO 15939, ISO 19761 etc.)
  
• Software Project Controlling
  
• Measurement Theoretical Foundation
  
• CMMI
  
• Function Point Analysis (FPA)
  
• Measurement Services and Repositories
  
• Service Level Management
  
• Software Metrics
  
• Software Performance Engineering (SPE)
  
• Statistical Software Process (SPS)
  
• Software Project Management