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Three Kinds of Measurement and Two Ways to Use Them

Are software development and testing sciences subject to the same kind of numerical measurement that we use in physics? If not, what kinds of measurements should we use? How could we think more usefully about measurement?...Read On
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Automatic Metrics: Turn Down the Volume and Increase Awareness
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Linda Hayes has always found software development metrics to be problematic. The data either skews perceptions of the project or the actions of the...Read on

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Managing by the Numbers
By John Fodeh

Metrics can play a vital role in software development and testing. We use metrics to track progress, assess situations, predict events, and more. However, measuring often creates "people issues," which, when ignored, become obstacles to success or may even result in the death of a metrics program. In this presentation outline, John Fodeh addresses some of the typical people issues and shows how cognitive science and social psychology can play important roles in the proper use of metrics.
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