Books by Capers Jones

Covering software metrics that meet the complex challenges in global software development, this edition includes data from more than 12,000 software projects from 24 countries. It helps you determine US averages for software quality and productivity. It also includes international data.

Software measurement practices are so bad that the industry has very sparse reliable data on software schedules, costs, quality, and productivity. Much of the available data is incorrect, incomplete, or both. This book provides quantified software results by country, by industry, by technology, by application size, and by other factors.

In this practical guide, software-quality guru Capers Jones reveals best practices for ensuring software development success.

Helps deliver software projects on time and within budget. This book provides cost-estimating methods for projects using technologies including Java, object-oriented methods, and reusable components. It is suitable for developers building complex software.