Automated support for process-aware definition a and execution of measurement plans

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 234-243

  Lavazza, Luigi ^a   Barresi, Giancarlo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EXPLAN Consulting   (Italy)

Author keywords

Goal Question Metrics (GQM); Process modeling; Software metrics; Software metrics definition; Software process measurement

Indexed keywords

GOAL/QUESTION/METRICS (GQM); PROCESS MEASUREMENT PLANS; PROCESS MODELING; SOFTWARE METRICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33244481989     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSE.2005.1553566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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