Books
Many people have asked us to recommend books on software measurement and related topics of project management. We offer this list of Recommended Reading as our favorites in the area and encourage you to suggest other books that you enjoy as well.
Books by Carol Dekkers (NEW!)
The IT Measurement Compendium: Estimating and Benchmarking Success with Functional Size Measurement (2008)
by Manfred Bundschuh and Carol Dekkers
Program Management Toolkit for Software and Systems Development (2008)
by Pekka Forselius, Carol Dekkers, Matti Kosonen, and Matti Karvinen
Fundamental Concepts for the Software Quality Engineer Volume 2 (2007)
Edited by Sue Carroll and Taz Daughtrey
Books about Measurement:
Applied Statistics for Software Managers (2002)
by Katrina Maxwell
IT Measurement: Practical Advice from the Experts (2002)
by International Function Point Users Group, et al
Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering – 2nd Edition (2003)
by Stephen H. Kan
Function Point Analysis Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects (2000)
by David Garmus & David Herron
The Goal/Question/Metric Method (1999)
by Rini van Solingen and Egon Berghout
Measuring & Motivating Maintenance Programmers (1992)
by Jerome B. Landsbaum and Robert L. Glas
Books about Requirements:
Customer-Centered Products, Creating Successful Products Through Smart Requirements Management (2000)
by Ivy F. Hooks and Kristin A. Farry
Writing Effective Use Cases (2000)
by Alistar Cockburn
Requirements by Collaboration (2002)
by Ellen Gottesdiener
Books about Process Improvement:
Measuring the Software Process: Statistical Process Control for Software Process Improvement (1999)
by William A. Florac and Anita D. Carleton
CMMI Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement (2001)
by Dennis M. Ahern, Aaron Clouse, Richard Turner
Practical Software Measurement: Objective Information for Decision Makers (2002)
by John McGarry, et. al.
Six Sigma® Simplified (2001)
by Jay Arthur
Project Retrospectives (2001)
by Norman L. Kerth
The Back of the Napkin (2008)
by Dan Roam
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