Software metrics 3rd edition 9781439838228, 9781439838235. A framework for managing, measuring, and predicting attributes of software development products and processesreflecting the immense progress in the development and use of software metrics in the past decades, software metrics. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Fenton ne and neil m, software metrics and risk, proc 2nd european software measurement conference fesma99, tikviv, amsterdam,isbn 907601907x, 3955, 1999. A rigorous and practical approach, third edition, authornorman e. With an emphasis on realworld applications, fenton and pfleeger apply basic ideas in measurement theory to quantify software development resources, processes, and products. Fenton, shari lawrence pfleeger snippet view 1997 software metrics. Thus there are now extensive case studies, worked examples, and exercises. The book has been comprehensively rewritten and redesigned to take account of the fast changing developments in software metrics, most notably their widespread penetration into industrial practice. Software metrics by pfleeger, shari lawrence,fenton, norman e. Oct 01, 2014 a framework for managing, measuring, and predicting attributes of software development products and processes reflecting the immense progress in the development and use of software metrics in the past decades, software metrics. He is a chartered engineer who previously held academic posts at university college dublin, oxford university and south bank university where he was director of the.
Kop software metrics av norman fenton, james bieman pa. Fenton 1991, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Norman fenton is professor of computing science at the centre for software reliability, city university london and is also managing director of agena ltd, a company specialising in risk management and measurement for critical systems. James bieman this book provides an uptodate and rigorous framework for controlling, managing, and predicting software development processes. The second edition of software metrics provides an up. Professor norman fenton born 18 may 1956 is a british mathematician who is currently professor of risk information management at queen mary university of london and is also a director of agena, a company that specialises in risk management for critical systems. Their combined citations are counted only for the first. A rigorous approach 2nd edition by fenton, norman e. A rigorous and practical approach, third edition provides an uptodate, accessible, and comprehensive introduction to software metrics.
He is renowned for his work in software engineering and software metrics. This book is the second edition of the highly successful software metrics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fenton ne and ohlsson n, quantitative analysis of faults and failures in a complex software system, ieee transactions on software engineering, to appear, 2000. Software metrics are proposed to help show indications for quality, size, complexity, etc. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Fenton, shari lawrence pfleeger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His current projects focus on using bayesian methods of analysis. He is a chartered engineer who previously held academic posts at university college dublin, oxford university and south. Yet traditional metrics approaches, such as regressionbased models for cost estimation and defects prediction, provide little support for managers wishing to use measurement to analyse and minimise risk. Traditional metrics approaches, often driven by regressionbased models for cost. A rigorous and practical approach was published in november 2014. A key reason for this is that most software metrics activities have not addressed their most important requirement. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading software metrics. Traditional metrics approaches, often driven by regression.
Most software metrics activities are carried out for the purposes of risk analysis of some form or another. Emphasizing realworld applications, the authors apply basic ideas. In this paper, software metrics related to complexity are developed and evaluated. A rigorous and practical approach, revised by norman e. Software metrics by pfleeger, shari lawrence, fenton, norman e. Norman fenton, phd, is a professor of risk information management at queen mary london university and the chief executive officer of agena, a company that specializes in risk management for critical systems. The second edition of software metrics provides an uptodate, coherent, and rigorous framework for controlling, managing, and predicting software development processes. The second edition of software metrics provides an uptodate, coherent. Good support for decisionmaking implies support for risk assessment and reduction. Software metrics a rigorous and practical approach pdf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In addition to his research on risk assessment, fenton is renowned for his work in software engineering including pioneering work on software metrics. Evaluation, computer software, software measurement. The book is one of the most cited in software engineering 5040 citations. Pdf software metrics and risk norman fenton academia. Software metrics as a subject area is over 30 years old, but it has barely penetrated into mainstream software engineering. Norman fenton agileconnection agile software development. Successes, failures and new directions norman e fenton centre for software reliability agena ltd city university 11 main street northampton square caldecote london ec1v ohb cambridge cb3 7nu united kingdom united kingdom tel. Prof norman fenton school of electronic engineering and. A rigorous and practical approach, revised 9780534954253 by fenton, norman e pfleeger, shari lawrence and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A rigorous and practical approach, third edition 3rd ed. Teaching risk and decisionmaking for data science and ai postgraduatethis module provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges of risk assessment, prediction and decisionmaking covering public health and medicine, the law, government strategy, transport safety and consumer protection.
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