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eXtreme Programming Meets Measurement With the Internet explosion creating new "e-somethings" daily, and society embracing X-anything, it should come as no surprise that eXtreme Programming is the latest concept to hit IT. Forget the visions of IT managers projecting themselves off a cliff with bungee cords and a laptop-eXtreme Programming is more mainstream than renegade, offering a mixture of old and new, tried and true all bundled into one. Learn what eXtreme Programming is all about and how it differs from other development methodologies. Discover what can and should be measured in an eXtreme Programming environment and how to fit X-Measures in with a regular measurement program.
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Carol Dekkers, Quality Plus Technologies, Inc.
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Software Metrics "State of the Practice" In this session, Peter Kulik presents the results of KLCI's third industry survey on software metrics usage conducted in the fourth quarter of 2000. Based on feedback from practitioners, you will explore topics such as metrics usage and best practices, tips to enhance metrics programs, strategies to implement and improve a metrics program, and tools favored to support metrics capture and analysis.
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Peter Kulik, KLCI, Inc.
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Demystifying Function Points
A challenge in implementing function point analysis (FPA) is making it understandable to developers, cost analysts, and customers alike. Because function points are based on functional user requirements (what the software does), irrespective of the physical implementation (how the software is implemented), users of the method must think in terms of the logical functional requirements. This article discusses difficulties that arise with developers and clarifies a number of terms that often cause confusion.
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