This paper proposes a new vision for the measurement andmanagement of development productivity related to computer aidedsoftware engineering (CASE) technology. We propose that they bemonitored and controlled via the application of dynamic softwaredevelopment quot;life cycle trajectory...

Output measurement metrics for the softwaredevelopment process need to be re-examined todetermine their performance in the new, radicallychanged CASE development environment. This papercritiques and empirically evaluates several approachesto the measurement of outputs from the CASE process.The...

Existing output measurement metrics for cost estimation and development productivityneed to be re-examined to determine their performance in computer aided softwareengineering (CASE) development environments. This paper critiques and empiricallyevaluates four approaches to the measurement of...

This paper presents a new approach for evaluating the quality ofmanagerial choices in information technology (IT) deployment. Theapproach involves measuring the extent to which deployment sitesperform in accordance with the firm's objectives, given theconstraints of their competitive...

This paper makes the business case for automating the collection ofsoftware metrics for gauging development performance in integratedcomputer aided software engineering (CASE) environments that arecharacterized by an object-oriented development methodology and acentralized repository. The...

Traditionally, software management has focused primarily upon cost control.Today, with the emerging capabilities of computer aided software engineering (CASE)and corresponding changes in the development process, the opportunity exists to viewsoftware development as an activity that creates...

This paper presents a new approach to measuring the input productivitygains from information technology (IT) in complex managerial environments. Theapproach is illustrated in the context of a study of a pilot deployment at Hardee's Inc.of a new cash register point-of-safe and order-coordination...

Automated collection of software metrics in computer aided software engineering (CASE) environmentsopens up new avenues for improving the management of software development operations, as well asshifting the focus of management's control efforts from quot;software...

Measurement of software development productivity is needed in order to control software costs, but it isdiscouragingly labor-intensive and expensive. Computer aided software engineering (CASE) technologies --especially repository-based, integrated CASE -- have the potential to support the...