metrics Articles

A Measured Response: Useful metrics to give managers the numbers to back up project hunches

by Mike Cohn | September 2002 | STQE
Tags: metrics
This article describes some very useful metrics that are probably worth collecting on any project.

Tags: metrics
Empirical Evaluation of a Proposed Set of Metrics for Determing Class Complexity in Object-Oriented Code

by Mike Cohn | April 01, 1994 |
Tags: metrics programming
This lengthy Master's thesis proposes and then statistically tests a suite of metrics for measuring complexity in object-oriented code.

Tags: metrics programming
Metrics You Can Bet On

by Mike Cohn | August 2006 | Better Software
Tags: management metrics
Numbers may not lie, but mesaurements can sure mislead you. This article explores two myths about metrics and management and offers guidelines for devising project metrics that won't leave you broke and busted.

Tags: management metrics
Estimating With Use Case Points

by Mike Cohn | October 2005 | Methods & Tools
Tags: estimating metrics planning
Too much work goes into use cases to not employ them to their full potential. By assigning points to use cases you can reliably measure the size of an application and derive an estimated duration for a project. Read this article to find out more.

Tags: estimating metrics planning