Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6575366.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
This technical note identifies and describes successful practices in software measurement that were discovered within a subset of current Army programs.
Conducted by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) on behalf of the Army Strategic Software Improvement Plan (ASSIP), the study highlights software measurement practices that offices found to be valuable for problem identification, tracking, and active control of the program.
The intended audience for this report includes Army program managers, senior Army staff, program executive offices, software engineering centers, software engineering directorates, the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and the Army test community.
Cite This SEI Report
Wessel, J., & Ferguson, R. (2009, June 1). Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008). Retrieved August 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575366.v1.
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author={Wessel, James and Ferguson, Robert},
title={Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition},
month={Jun},
year={2009},
number={{CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6575366.v1},
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Wessel, James, and Robert Ferguson. "Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition." (CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, June 1, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575366.v1.
J. Wessel, and R. Ferguson, "Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008, 1-Jun-2009 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575366.v1. [Accessed: 12-Aug-2026].
Wessel, James, and Robert Ferguson. "Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jun. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575366.v1. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.
Wessel, James; & Ferguson, Robert. Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition. CMU/SEI-2009-TN-008. Software Engineering Institute. 2009. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6575366.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575366.v1