A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571643.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
This document contains a proposed set of defined software project performance measures and influence factors that can be used by software development projects so that valid comparisons can be made between completed projects. These terms and definitions were developed using a collaborative, consensus-based approach involving the Software Engineering Institute's Software Engineering Process Management program and service provider and industry experts in the area of software project performance measurement. This document will be updated over time as feedback is obtained about its use.
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Kasunic, M. (2008, July 1). A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012). Retrieved May 23, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571643.v1.
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Kasunic, Mark. "A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement." (CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, July 1, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571643.v1.
M. Kasunic, "A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012, 1-Jul-2008 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571643.v1. [Accessed: 23-May-2026].
Kasunic, Mark. "A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jul. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571643.v1. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
Kasunic, Mark. A Data Specification for Software Project Performance Measures: Results of a Collaboration on Performance Measurement. CMU/SEI-2008-TR-012. Software Engineering Institute. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571643.v1