Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) Web Site - This is the official web site of the Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) methodology, an information-driven measurement process that addresses the unique technical and business goals of an organization. PSM, sponsored by the Department of Defense and the US Army, represents the best practices used by measurement professionals within the software and system acquisition and engineering communities. The site offers, free, a variety of papers and other documents relating to the PSM process.
Army Software Metrics Office (ASMO) - This site offers news and information on the Army software metrics initiatives including back issues of "Insight" the Army's newsletter on Software Metrics.
International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) - The ISBSG is a not for profit organization. The Group maintains, develops and exploits a repository (over 1,250 projects) of international software project metrics to help software developers with project estimation and benchmarking. ISBSG supports research and the publication of resulting information to support process improvement. This site includes the metrics repository, an estimation tool, and project risk resources.
Longstreet Consulting Web Page - The Longstreet Consulting web site is broken down into two sections: services and information.
"If you're looking to hire a consultant to apply Software Metrics techniques to your business, then you probably want to visit the services section. If you're looking for more information on Function Points and Software Metrics in general, then the information section is for you."
NASA's Software Assurance Technology Center (SATC) - The Software Assurance Technology Center (SATC) was established in 1992 as part of the Systems Reliability and Safety Office at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The SATC was founded with the intent to become a center of excellence in software assurance, dedicated to making measurable improvement in both the quality and reliability of software developed for NASA at GSFC. SATC is self-supported with internal funding coming from research and application of current software engineering techniques and tools. Research funding primarily originates at NASA headquarters and is administered by it's Software IV&V Facility in Fairmont, WV. Other support comes directly from development projects for direct collaboration and technical support.
Niwot Ridge Resources - A Source of Information for Mission Critical Software Systems, Management Processes, and Strategies. Numerous software metrics tools are listed and described.
Software Metrics Sites - The Software Metrics Sites are a guide to Internet resources on software measurement, process improvement and related areas. Topics featured include electronic papers, bibliographies and conferences on software measurement, object-oriented metrics, functional size measurement and software process improvement.
Software Quality HotList - Software Research, Inc. maintains this list of links to selected organizations and institutions which support the software quality and software testing area. Organizations and other references are
classified by type, by geographic area, and then in alphabetic order within each geographic area.
Software Technology Support Center (STSC) Measurement Page - The STSC Measurement page has many resources including information on the STSC Metrics Team. The STSC Metrics Team helps software organizations identify, evaluate, and adopt measurement technologies that improve software product quality, production efficiency, and predictability.
DACS Gold Practice Initiative
