KEY FEATURES --Presents insights and strategies for formulating metrics in software development activities and clarifies them in the context of iterative and incremental development methodologies
--Introduces techniques for building, applying and interpreting metrics for the workflows across the software development life cycle phases of inception, elaboration, construction and transition
--Highlights rigor vs. expediency trade-offs in the design and use of metrics, and suggests discovery vs. invention strategies for leveraging the correct metric
--Offers a free downloadable metrics-driven software development presentation and a quick reference glossary of important metrics -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com