Cutter IT Metrics Strategies

Edited by Michael Mah

Vol. VII, no. 8 
”From the QSM Database: Productivity, Statistics Buck 15 Year Trend,” by Doug Putnam 
”Secrets of a Benchmarking Consultant,” by Michael Mah 
”A Road Map for Balanced Productivity Metrics: Are We There Yet?” by Jim Mayes

Vol. VII, no. 7 
”Can Function Points Be Used to Size Real-Time, Scientific, Object-Oriented, Extreme Programmed, or Web-Based Software?” by Carol A. Dekkers and Shari Cartwright 
”Build In Quality” by Lawrence H. Putnam and Ware Myers 
”Case Study: Using Metrics to Ensure High Reliability of Software Releases” by Jim Greene

Vol. VII, no. 6
 “IT Metrics Strategies Interview: Stu Kliman on Relationship Management,” by Michael Mah 
”Case Study: The Story of a CMM Project – A Process Improvement Production, Part 2,” by James Perry, James Heires and Carol Wickey

Vol. VII, no. 5 
”Metrics, Mainframes, E-Business, and You,” by Michael Mah 
”Case Study: The Story of a CMM Project – A Process Improvement Production, Part 1,” by James Perry, Jame Heires and Carol Wickey

Vol. VII, no. 4 
”Metrics and the Seven Elements of Negotiation,” by Michael Mah 
”Climbing the SEI CMM Makes a Difference on Software Projects,” by Stan Rifkin 
”Build It Faster!” by Lawrence Putnam and Ware Meyers

Vol. VII, no. 3 
”Eight Commonly Asked Questions About Size Metrics,” by Michael Mah 
”Function Points: When Are They Appropriate?” by David Garmus 
”Demystifying Function Points: Clarifying Common Terminology,” by Carol A. Dekkers

Vol. VII, no. 2 
”Defect Metrics, Inspections and Testing, Part II,” by Michael Mah 
”What Makes Your Organization Fast? Metrics and Organizational Learning: Part II, People Issues,” by Michael Mah

Vol. VII, no. 1 
“Defect Metrics, Inspections, and Testing: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: Part 1,” by Michael Mah 
”What Makes Your Organization Fast? Metrics and Organizational Learning: Part 1,” by Michael Mah

Vol. VI, no. 12 
”Charting Defect Metrics – Knowing When Good Enough is Good Enough,” by Michael Mah 
”Saving the World One Project at a Time: Planning by the Numbers,” by Jim Mayes

Vol. VI, no. 11 
“Using Backfiring to Accurately Size Software – More Wishful Thinking Than Science?” by Carol A. Dekkers and Ian Gunter 
”Measuring the Software Process,” by Jim Heires 
”Function Point and Lines of Code Proportions – 3 Things to Watch Out For,” by Michael Mah

Vol VI, no. 10 
”Case Study; When Outsourcing Goes Awry,” by Michael Mah 
”Evaluating Bids: First the Facts, Then the Acts,” by Lawrence Putnam and Ware Myers

Vol. VI, no. 9 
”Sizing Up Your Promises and Expectations,” by Michael Mah 
”Practical Software Measures Offer Solutions to Process Challenges,” by Arlene Minkiewicz 
”How to Select Software Project Macro Estimation Tools,” by Stan Rifkin

Vol. VI, no. 8 
”The High Tech Historian: Historical Data Analysis – What Does It Mean?” (Case Study) by Jim Heires 
”Achieving Business Objectives III: a Real Experience Implementing a Software Process Improvement and Metrics Program,” by Jim Mayes

Vol. VII, no. 7 
”Difficult IT Conversations Part 2; An Interview with Sheila Heen and Doug Stone,” by Michael Mah 
”The Princess & the Pea,” by Lawrence Putnam and Ware Myers

Vol. VI, no. 6 

”A Day with Edward Tufte: Visual Displays and the Design of Information,” by Jim Heires 
”Software Estimation Tricks of the Trade – Secrets They Never Told Me Until I Got to the Real World,” by Michael Mah 
”Acheiving Business Objectives II: Building a Software Metrics Support Structure,” by Jim Mayes

Vol. VI, no. 5 
”Internet Speed Deadline Management – Negotiating the Three Headed Dragon,” by Michael Mah 
”When the Project Absolutely Must Get Done; Marrying the Organization Chart with the Precedence Diagram,” by Stan Rifkin

Vol. VI, no. 4 
“Making Software Measurement Really Work – Aligning Expectations,” by Carol Dekkers 
”The High Technology Detective: Mini-Postmortems and Their Applications,” by Jim Heires 
”IT Organization, Benchmark Thyself, Part 2,” by Michael Mah

Vol. VI, no. 3 
”IT Organizations, Benchmark Thyself!” by Michael Mah 
”Achieving Business Objectives: Balancing Time, Cost and Quality,” by Jim Mayes 
”Discipline of Market Leaders and Other Impediments to Measurement,” by Stan Rifkin

Vol. VI, no. 2 
”The Mutliple Dimensions of Metrics: Metrics and and Learning Organization,” by Michael Mah 
”Meditations on Which Metrics Matter,” by Michael Mah 
”Difficult IT Conversations – Michael Mah Interviews Sheila Heen and Doug Stone of the Harvard Project on Negotiation, authors of Difficult Conversations, Penguin Pilgrim, 1999″