Software Measurement

WHITE PAPER: Improving software performance on parallel software requires a structured approach that makes good use of development resources, obtaining good results quickly. This paper breaks down such an approach into three distinct stages. Read on to find out what the stages are.

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper recommends best practices for efficient, lightweight peer code review that have been proven to be effective via scientific study and extensive field experience. Use the techniques discussed in this paper to ensure your code reviews improve your code and make the most of your developers' time.

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 | Published: 14 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: As a continuation of prior research, this white paper, commissioned by SafeNet, discusses IDC's findings on the best practices for the deployment of software licensing and entitlement management technologies.

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 | Published: 15 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This article challenges the value of traditional metrics for managing product development schedules and presents an alternative compatible with Agile approaches such as Scrum and XP. It is written for development managers or Scrum Product Owners who want to make decisions based on empirically derived schedule forecasts instead of shots in the dark.

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 | Published: 17 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Software development teams are always looking for an edge to produce features more quickly while retaining a high level of software quality. This document describes best practices for uniting both automated and manual test efforts to improve your software releases and obtain the highest quality releases in the shortest amount of time.

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 | Published: 14 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: The paper discusses how path coverage is better than branch or statement coverage in testing to uncover security vulnerabilities, including showing how several CWE vulnerabilities could be undetected by branch coverage but detected by path coverage. Download this paper and find out how Cyclomatic Path Analysis can uncover these vulnerabilities.

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 | Published: 10 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Collaboration has become an operational necessity for organizations. To succeed in today’s intensely competitive markets, an enterprise must enable collaboration among all members of its global development organization. This requires new tools and processes. Read this paper for insight into deploying an enterprise-class ALM platform.

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 | Published: 04 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: The same improvements that increase software performance create new security risks that IT pros must contend with. This white paper takes a closer look at the nature of software complexity and describes tactics you can implement to minimize it.

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 | Published: 19 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This evaluation from Forrester looks at both the current capabilities of vendors to support cases and their potential to support projects and operations. Read now for an in-depth smart process application evaluation so you can make a more informed decision.

Posted: 16 May 2013 | Published: 16 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: The importance of analysts is no longer up for debate. Analytic capability is a necessary and important part of an organization's strategy. View this white paper to gain a better understanding on the value of analysts in today's marketplace. It outlines the trends to look out for as well as other strategic benefits.

Posted: 15 May 2013 | Published: 15 May 2013