Effective methods for metrics definition are of particular importance, as measurement mechanisms are indispensable in virtually any engineering discipline. The paper describes how the well known Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) method of systematic metrics derivation from measurement goals can be extended by applying argument structures. The proposed approach is called Goal-Argument-Metric (GAM). The...

0 7 4 0 7 4 5 9 / 0 0 / $ 1 0 . 0 0 © 2 0 0 0 I E E E This article illustrates the automation of the most expensive phases of a Goal Question Metrics (GQM) measurement process. In particular, I describe the use of a specific tool for the definition, collection, analysis, and feedback of measures, and the techniques to interface such a tool with a configuration management system and metrics tool...

In software-intensive organizations, an organizational management system will not guarantee organizational success unless the business strategy can be translated into a set of operational software goals. The Goal Question Metric (GQM) approach has proven itself useful in a variety of industrial settings to support quantitative software project management. However, it does not address linking so...

A major challenge in process improvement is to understand process innovation and improvement efficiency and use. How do we know that process innovations and improvements give organizational benefits? We need a mechanism for measuring. In this paper, we report from a longitudinal action research study at the telecom company Ericsson where a measurement mechanism was designed and successfully use...

Metrics help in identifying potential problem areas and finding these problems in the phase they are developed decreases the cost and avoids major ripple effects from these in later development stages. These days, Object Oriented Paradigm is mainly used for all practical purposes, hence accessing Object Oriented Systems is a major research area in Software Engineering. As proved by researchers ...

In this paper we present a concrete method for validating software product measures for internal attributes and provide guidelines for its application. This method integrates much of the relevant previous work, such as measurement theory, properties of measures, and GQM. We identify two types of validation: theoretical and empirical. The former addresses the question “is the measure measuring t...

Accurate image moment computation is critical because they are used in a variety of fields, including reconstruction and object recognition. Orthogonal polynomials frequently to compute moments due their numerous intersecting important theoretical properties. In polar coordinate systems, orthogonal such as the Polar Harmonic Fourier Transform (PHFT) Transformation (PHT) defined. However, images...

Purpose: With this Systematic Literature Review (SLR), we aim to discover technologies construct a Goal-Question-Metrics (GQM) based metrics recommender for software developers. Since such system has not yet been described in the literature, decided analyse used three main components of systems - data sets, algorithms, and recommendations independently. Methods: To achieve our goal performed fo...