Click here to go to the Card Catalog Index. Click here to go to the Title Page of this Website. They fail to provide action-oriented information that enables responsible individuals to identify needs for action and that assists in accomplishing those actions. This report presents and discusses the concept of measurement in system development and shows how measurement can be instituted at the system level through a program of systematic measurement. The primary purpose of the report is to induce upper level management to establish a program of systematic measurement, not just because it is a good idea, but because such a program will pay off in better management decisions, in cost avoidance, and in product quality enhancement.
Systematic measurement develops meaningful information to support management decision making.
It quantifies both system product characteristics and observable aspects of the system development process. More specifically, systematic measurement is the collection, analysis, and application of project, process, and product quantitative information at the system development level to support the attainment of project, system, and management goals. This information is valuable for supporting both project management and process improvement. Systematic measurement is an inherent part of good management. This type of measurement is called systematic measurement.