Aligning Organizations Through Measurement The GQM+Strategies Approach /

• Main Authors: Basili, Victor (Author), Trendowicz, Adam (Author), Kowalczyk, Martin (Author), Heidrich, Jens (Author), Seaman, Carolyn (Author), Münch, Jürgen (Author), Rombach, Dieter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: The Fraunhofer IESE Series on Software and Systems Engineering,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Project management.; Management information systems.; Software engineering.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Project Management.; Software Management.

Aligning an organization’s goals and strategies requires specifying their rationales and connections so that the links are explicit and allow for analytic reasoning about what is successful and where improvement is necessary. This book provides guidance on how to achieve this alignment, how to monit...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• PART I: The GQM+Strategies Approach
• GQM+Strategies in a Nutshell
• Phase 0: Initialize
• Phase 1: Characterize the Environment
• Phase 2: Define Goals, Strategies, and Measurement
• Phase 3: Plan Grid Implementation
• Phase 4: Execute Plans
• Phase 5: Analyze Outcomes
• Phase 6: Package Improvements
• PART II: Industrial Applications and Relations to Other Approaches
• Industrial Challenges and Applications
• Relationships to Other Approaches
• Summary and Future Perspectives
• PART III: Appendices
• A1. GQM+Strategies Process Checklist
• A2. GQM+Strategies Evaluation Questionnaire
• A3. Authors.