Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-97-HB-003DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582080.v1Abstract
This guidebook shows how well-established principles and methods for evaluating and controlling process performance can be applied in software settings to help achieve an organization's business and technical goals. Although the concepts that are illustrated are often applicable to individual projects, the primary focus is on the enduring issues that enable organizations to improve not just today's performance, but the long-term success and profitability of their business and technical endeavors.
Cite This SEI Report
Florac, W., Park, R., & Carleton, A. (1997, April 1). Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-003). Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582080.v1.
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Florac, William, Robert Park, and Anita Carleton. "Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement." (CMU/SEI-97-HB-003). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1997. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582080.v1.
W. Florac, R. Park, and A. Carleton, "Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-003, 1-Apr-1997 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582080.v1. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].
Florac, William, Robert Park, and Anita Carleton. "Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-003). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1997. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582080.v1. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.
Florac, William; Park, Robert; & Carleton, Anita. Practical Software Measurement: Measuring for Process Management and Improvement. CMU/SEI-97-HB-003. Software Engineering Institute. 1997. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6582080.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582080.v1