http://www.sei.cmu.edu/feeds/tag/Updates on changes and additions to the SEI Blog for posts matching Measurement and Analysisen-usMon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-seven-virtues-of-reconciling-agile-and-earned-value-management/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis post discusses the interactions between Agile software development and earned value management (EVM).Stephen Wilson, Pat Place, Keith KorzecMon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-seven-virtues-of-reconciling-agile-and-earned-value-management/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and AnalysisAcquisition Transformationhttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/whats-going-on-in-my-program-12-rules-for-conducting-assessments/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis post provides 12 rules for successful program or project assessments.William NovakMon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/whats-going-on-in-my-program-12-rules-for-conducting-assessments/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesSoftware SustainmentAcquisition TransformationMeasurement and AnalysisBest PracticesSoftware Qualityhttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-can-causal-learning-help-to-control-costs/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis post describes how to apply causal-modeling algorithms and tools to project data to identify, measure, and test causality.Michael KonradMon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-can-causal-learning-help-to-control-costs/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and AnalysisData Modeling and Analyticshttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/actionable-data-from-the-devsecops-pipeline/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesIn this blog post, we explore decisions that program managers make and information they need to confidently make decisions with data from DevSecOps pipelines.Bill Nichols, Julie CohenMon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/actionable-data-from-the-devsecops-pipeline/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesAgile Adoption in GovernmentContinuous Deployment of CapabilityMeasurement and AnalysisAgilehttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/saying-why-persona-based-metrics-with-user-stories/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis post discusses how to reframe metrics as user stories to improve their relevance and utility.William Hayes, Pat PlaceMon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/saying-why-persona-based-metrics-with-user-stories/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and AnalysisAgilehttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/some-challenges-in-making-the-transition-to-digital-engineering/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesChallenges observed in making the transition from traditional development practices to digital engineering (DE).Bill NicholsMon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/some-challenges-in-making-the-transition-to-digital-engineering/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesArchitecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL)Measurement and AnalysisDigital EngineeringModel-Based Systems Engineeringhttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/agile-metrics-assessing-progress-to-plans/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThe role of metrics in a government program’s assessment of progress in an iterative, incremental delivery of a system.William Hayes, Pat Place, Keith KorzecMon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/agile-metrics-assessing-progress-to-plans/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and AnalysisAcquisition Transformationhttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-current-state-of-devsecops-metrics/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesDevSecOps practices yield useful, valuable information about software performance that is likely to lead to innovations in software engineering metrics.Bill NicholsMon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-current-state-of-devsecops-metrics/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/stop-wasting-time-manage-time-as-the-limiting-resource/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesLost time is never found. - Ben Franklin. Driven by a competitive marketplace, software developers and programmers are often pressured to adhere to unrealistically aggressive schedules....Bill NicholsMon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/stop-wasting-time-manage-time-as-the-limiting-resource/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/programmer-moneyball-challenging-the-myth-of-individual-programmer-productivity/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesA pervasive belief in the field of software engineering is that some programmers are much, much better than others (the times-10, or x10, programmer), and that the skills...Bill NicholsMon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/programmer-moneyball-challenging-the-myth-of-individual-programmer-productivity/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and AnalysisSoftware Qualityhttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/selecting-measurement-data-for-software-assurance-practices/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasuring the software assurance of a product as it is developed and delivered to function in a specific system context involves assembling carefully chosen metrics....Dr. Carol WoodyMon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/selecting-measurement-data-for-software-assurance-practices/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware and Information AssuranceMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-to-identify-key-causal-factors-that-influence-software-costs-a-case-study/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesDoD programs continue to experience cost overruns; the inadequacies of cost estimation were cited by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as one of the top problem areas....Bill NicholsMon, 23 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-to-identify-key-causal-factors-that-influence-software-costs-a-case-study/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and AnalysisData Modeling and Analyticshttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/heartbleed-and-goto-fail-two-case-studies-for-predicting-software-assurance-using-quality-and-reliability-measures/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis SEI Blog post explores the relationship between software quality, reliability, and security, and how addressing software defects can improve security.Dr. Carol Woody, Bill NicholsMon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/heartbleed-and-goto-fail-two-case-studies-for-predicting-software-assurance-using-quality-and-reliability-measures/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and AnalysisSoftware Assurancehttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-the-reliability-of-expert-opinion-within-early-lifecycle-cost-estimation/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis blog post describes our efforts to improve the accuracy and reliability of expert judgment within this expanded role of early lifecycle cost estimation.Robert StoddardMon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-the-reliability-of-expert-opinion-within-early-lifecycle-cost-estimation/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/quantifying-uncertainty-in-early-lifecycle-cost-estimation-quelce-an-update/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis SEI Blog post summarizes the SEMA team's multi-year project, QUELCE, focused on quantifying uncertainty in early lifecycle cost estimation.David ZubrowMon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/quantifying-uncertainty-in-early-lifecycle-cost-estimation-quelce-an-update/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/high-maturity-software-engineering-measurement-and-analysis/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis SEI Blog discusses high maturity measurement, recent research in the field, and links to published research on the SEI website.David ZubrowMon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/high-maturity-software-engineering-measurement-and-analysis/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesCMMITeam Software Process (TSP)Measurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/using-predictive-modeling-in-software-development-results-from-the-field/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis SEI Blog post highlights the benefits of using predictive modeling in software development and shares results from its successful application in the field.Dennis GoldensonMon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/using-predictive-modeling-in-software-development-results-from-the-field/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-data-quality-through-anomaly-detection/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesThis post describes the work we're doing with the Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)--a division of the Department of Defense (DoD) that oversees acquisition programs.Mark KasunicMon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-data-quality-through-anomaly-detection/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/a-new-approach-for-developing-cost-estimates-in-software-reliant-systems-second-in-a-two-part-series/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesDive deeper into SEI methods helping estimation experts create quality cost estimates of COEs for the US Army.Robert FergusonMon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/a-new-approach-for-developing-cost-estimates-in-software-reliant-systems-second-in-a-two-part-series/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and Analysishttps://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-the-accuracy-of-early-cost-estimates-for-software-reliant-systems-first-in-a-two-part-series/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesDiscover challenges observed when attempting to estimate software effort and cost in DoD acquisition programs in this SEI Blog series.Robert FergusonMon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/improving-the-accuracy-of-early-cost-estimates-for-software-reliant-systems-first-in-a-two-part-series/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my_site_updatesSoftware Cost EstimatesMeasurement and Analysis