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From: warren@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Warren Harrison)
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Subject: Re: Info wanted on Guidelines for Metrics
Keywords: in-process metrics, creating a metrics program
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In article <7574@drutx.ATT.COM> seb1@druhi.ATT.COM (Sharon Badian) writes:
>I am looking for pointers to any information on creating a good
>metrics program on the project level. I am looking for guidelines
>for a project manager if he/she wants to embark on a program to
>collect in-process metrics.
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>Also, if you have instituted a sucessful metrics program for your
>project, I'd be interested in hearing from you. I'm less concerned
>about the actual metrics you collected and more interested in how
>you determined which metrics you would collect and how you went
>about getting the data.
>

In about a month (March 17-19) we'll be hosting the Third Annual Oregon
Workshop on Software Metrics. There will be at least six presentations
that will focus on this topic (plus well over a dozen other presentations that
address other metrics issues):

"Implementing a Metrics Program", Steve Wilkinson of ACUCOBOL

"Using Process Metrics with an Unstable Process", Mike Perdue of Sun Microsystems

"An Application of Applying Metrics to the Software Review Process", Carl
Seddio of Eastman-Kodak

"Experience With Complexity Metrics for Coding Standards", George Stark of
the MITRE COrporation

"U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Panel Software Metrics", Janet Beavers, US Army

"Software Metrics Reporting: Presentation of Multiple Metrics for Analysis
of Improvement", Sherri Lawrence-Pfleeger, Contel Technology


Note that each of these presentations are being made by industrial folks
who have been actually applying them (as opposed to us academic types who
actually think about them :-). The mix of presentations is  12 industry/10
academic, so you get to think about metrics too ...

We'll also have a tutorial each evening, and a panel session on metric
standardization and a panel session on getting senior management to use
metrics.

- blatant commercialism on -
Now, what would such an information packed Workshop normally cost? $700?
$800? $900? a $1,000? Well ... have we got a deal for all of you out there,
the cost of admission here is only $525 ... but wait! there's more! Unlike
most other workshop/conferences we don't nickle and dime you to death with
a meal here and a $150 hotel room there ... for your $525 you get (gasp)
all meals, lodging, tutorials, and transportation from the airport (of course
the shuttle back costs $1,500 ... just kidding'). But hurry! We're limiting
it to 75 attendees, and we've already filling up, so give us a call at
503-690-1460 and tell them you want to sign up for AOWSM '91.
- blatant commercialism off -

Hope to see all of you in March :-)

Warren



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Warren Harrison                                          warren@cs.pdx.edu
Center for Software Quality Research                          503/725-3108
Portland State University/CMPS   


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