Adopts ISO/IEC 15939:2007 to specify the activities and tasks that are necessary to successfully identify, define, select, apply and improve measurement within an overall project or organizational measurement structure. It also provides definitions for measurement terms commonly used within the system and software industries.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Tailoring this International Standard
1.4 Conformance
1.5 Limitations
2 Terms and definitions
3 Application of this International Standard
3.1 Purpose and outcomes of the measurement process
3.2 Overview of this International Standard
3.3 Organization of this International Standard
4 Description of the activities
4.1 Establish and sustain measurement commitment
4.1.1 Accept the requirements for measurement
4.1.1.1
4.1.1.2
4.1.1.3
4.1.2 Assign resources
4.1.2.1
4.1.2.2
4.2 Plan the measurement process
4.2.1 Characterize organizational unit
4.2.1.1
4.2.2 Identify information needs
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.3 Select measures
4.2.3.1
4.2.3.2
4.2.3.3
4.2.4 Define data collection, analysis, and reporting procedures
4.2.4.1
4.2.4.2
4.2.4.3
4.2.5 Define criteria for evaluating the information products and the measurement process
4.2.5.1
4.2.5.2
4.2.6 Review, approve, and provide resources for measurement tasks
4.2.6.1
4.2.6.2
4.2.7 Acquire and deploy supporting technologies
4.2.7.1
4.2.7.2
4.3 Perform the measurement process
4.3.1 Integrate procedures
4.3.1.1
4.3.1.2
4.3.1.3
4.3.2 Collect data
4.3.2.1
4.3.2.2
4.3.2.3
4.3.3 Analyze data and develop information products
4.3.3.1
4.3.3.2
4.3.3.3
4.3.4 Communicate results
4.3.4.1
4.3.4.2
4.4 Evaluate measurement
4.4.1 Evaluate information products and the measurement process
4.4.1.1
4.4.1.2
4.4.1.3
4.4.2 Identify potential improvements
4.4.2.1
4.4.2.2
4.4.2.3
Annex A
A.1 General
A.2 Model description
A.2.1 Entity
A.2.2 Attribute
A.2.3 Base measure
A.2.3.1 Measurement method
A.2.3.1.1 Type of measurement method
A.2.3.1.2 Scale
A.2.3.1.2.1 Type of scale
A.2.3.1.2.2 Unit of measurement
A.2.4 Derived measure
A.2.4.1 Measurement Function
A.2.5 Indicator
A.2.5.1 Model
A.2.5.1.1 Decision criteria
A.2.6 Measurable concept
A.3 Examples
A.3.1 A productivity example
A.3.2 A quality example
A.3.3 A project progress example
Annex B
Annex C
Annex D
D.1 General
D.2 Use of information products
D.3 Confidence in an information product
D.4 Evidence of fitness for purpose of an information product
D.5 Understandability of information products
D.6 Satisfaction of the assumptions of an indicator model
