Further Reading

Software Measurement Guidebook. Document number SEL-94-002. Greenbelt, Md.: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, 1994. This is an excellent introductory book that describes the basics of how and why to establish a measurement program. Among other highlights, it includes a chapter of experience-based guidelines, lots of sample data from NASA projects, and an extensive set of sample data-collection forms. You can obtain a single copy for free by writing to Software Engineering Branch, Code 552, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771.

Grady, Robert B., and Deborah L. Caswell. Software Metrics: Establishing a Company-Wide Program. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1987. Grady and Caswell describe their experiences ...

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