Defining and Implementing a Measurement-Based Software Maintenance Process
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Description
This paper describes the measurement-based software maintenance process defined and implemented at Lockheed-Martin, Moorestown, NJ. The documented process includes extensive data collection, a tightly controlled but highly accessible database, data analysis techniques supported by software tools, and process assessment and improvement activities. The methods and techniques used are presented in a 'how to' fashion so that other organizations can leverage our efforts to define and implement a measurement-based process of their own. Our approach is an evolutionary one, rather than a revolutionary organizational upheaval. We describe the benefits gained from our process, including statistically validated metric results, and the subsequent process improvements implemented. This paper describes solutions to the 'real-world' issues faced by an organization which successfully implemented a measurement-based software maintenance process.
Citation Information
Henry, Joel; Blasewitz, Robert; and Kettinger, David. 1996. Defining and Implementing a Measurement-Based Software Maintenance Process. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution. Vol.8(2). 79-100. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-908x(199603)8:2<79::aid-smr123>3.0.co;2-k ISSN: 1532-060X