Measurement is, to some extent, a technical subject. Measuring software development, or any other organizational activity, provides an opportunity to count, compare, and use statistics.

Measurement is, to some extent, a technical subject. Measuring software development, or any other organizational activity, provides an opportunity to count, compare, and use statistics.

© Copyright 1997 by Michael Osborne. All rights reserved.

© Copyright 1997 by Michael Osborne. All rights reserved.

When sporting agent Jerry Maguire1 shouts "Show me the money!" loud and often enoug

When sporting agent Jerry Maguire1 shouts "Show me the money!" loud and often enoug

Software measurement is essential for effective software management.

Software measurement is essential for effective software management.

Measurement, metrics, and statistical analysis of data are the basic tools of science and engineering.

Measurement, metrics, and statistical analysis of data are the basic tools of science and engineering.

The IT organization of today must deal with rates of technology and business change that were unheard of in other decades. In fact, the rate of change is accelerating, and an organization has to do more than just cope with such change, it must also leverage it.

As corporate IT groups turn from mainframes to networked component-based systems, and from proprietary to commodity hardware and software, they create significant business opportunities for Microsoft. Microsoft has an established, flexible, and focused consulting group and an evolving set of enterprise services to approach those opportunities.

The provider and tool world seem to thrive on conversion-related metrics, and now that many companies are moving into the conversion phase of the year-2000 process, vendors are rushing forward with

The provider and tool world seem to thrive on conversion-related metrics, and now that many companies are moving into the conversion phase of the year-2000 process, vendors are rushing forward with

What makes a successful company work? It's just smart business to learn good ways of working from successful companies and adapt them to your own situation.

What makes a successful company work? It's just smart business to learn good ways of working from successful companies and adapt them to your own situation.

In our 1995 book, Microsoft Secrets, we wrote about what Microsoft does well, ranging from the company strategy and organization to the management of people and software development [2].

In our 1995 book, Microsoft Secrets, we wrote about what Microsoft does well, ranging from the company strategy and organization to the management of people and software development [2].

Long, long ago, in a distant land, a brilliant bunch of monkeys discovered a new and luscious fruit. The only problem was that it was hard to see and therefore to collect.