Training

Developing and Deploying a Software Measurement Program

A Two Day Course
Business Driven measurement principles that work

Overview
This course introduces attendees to the fundamentals in establishing an organizational-wide objective-based measurement program for the software engineering organization. Participants will learn:

• The value of measurement to the organization
• Key steps to successful measurement
• Identification of key indicators
• An implementation strategy
• Effective uses for measurement
• Performance Benchmarking strategies

Public training available with SQE...

Helping Your Business Measure What is Iimportant
Establishing an effective and well focused software measurement program is critical to the success of long term software process improvement strategies. Learn how a successful measurement program can support the organization’s business goals. Understand the key measures that must be identified and then collected and analyzed in order to provide value to the organization. Once in place in the organization an effective measurement program will help to quantify improvements in productivity and quality. Additionally it can be used to establish internal performance targets or to set service levels necessary to govern outsourcing arrangements.

This two-day course provides the appropriate templates, definitions, data collection forms, questionnaires and reports necessary to establish and maintain a successful measurement program.

Who Should Attend
IT Managers, Measurement Specialists, QA Managers

CSMS Credit available
This course is recognized for credit towards the Certified Software Measurement Specialist accreditation from the International Function Point Users Group.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day One

Getting Started
Introductions
Class Objectives
Attendees Expectations

The Need For Measurement
Why Do we Measure?
Meeting Business Needs
Applying Measurement in IT

Program Start Up
Getting Started
Key Steps to Success
Implementation Strategies

Day Two

The Need for Sizing
The Importance of Sizing
Functional Sizing Measures
Alternative Sizing Measures

Reporting
Users of Reports (Target Audiences)
Features, Benefits and Applicability
Report Examples

Effectively Using Measurement
Establishing Service Level Measures
Supporting Software Process Improvement
Creating Balanced Scorecards

Performance Benchmarking
Collecting, Analyzing and Reporting. Data
Quantitative And Qualitative Analysis
Utilizing Industry Benchmark Data

Certified Software Measurement Specialist Program
Purpose of The Program
Program Components
Applicant Process

Information
To find out more about these training classes, contact us at 610.644.2856 or email us at info@davidconsultinggroup.com.