Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook

August 1, 1996 • SEI Report

By
Robert E. Park

The materials in this 1996 guidebook are designed to help you identify, select, define, and implement software measures to support your business goals.

Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number

CMU/SEI-96-HB-002

Abstract

The materials in this guidebook are designed to help you identify, select, define, and implement software measures to support your business goals. The measures that result are traceable back to your business goals, so that data collection efforts are better able to stay focused on their intended objectives.

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APA

Park, R. (1996, August 1). Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-HB-002). Retrieved August 24, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/.

BibTeX

@techreport{park_1996,
author={Park, Robert},
title={Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook},
month={Aug},
year={1996},
number={{CMU/SEI-96-HB-002},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-24}
}

CHI

Park, Robert. "Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook." (CMU/SEI-96-HB-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, August 1, 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/.

IEEE

R. Park, "Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-HB-002, 1-Aug-1996 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/. [Accessed: 24-Aug-2026].

MLA

Park, Robert. "Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-HB-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Aug. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

SEI

Park, Robert. Goal-Driven Software Measurement: A Guidebook. CMU/SEI-96-HB-002. Software Engineering Institute. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/goal-driven-software-measurement-a-guidebook/

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