Codermetrics

Preface;
Organization of This Book;
Safari® Books Online;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgments;
Concepts;
Chapter 1: Introduction;
Chapter 2: Measuring What Coders Do;
2.1 The Purpose of Metrics;
2.2 Timeout for an Example: The Magic Triangle (Partially) Debunked;
2.3 Patterns, Anomalies, and Outliers;
2.4 Understanding the Limits;
2.5 Timeout for an Example: An Unexpected Factor in Success;
2.6 Useful Data;
2.7 Timeout for an Example: Metrics and the Skeptic;
Chapter 3: The Right Data;
3.1 Questions That Metrics Can Help Answer;
3.2 Timeout for an Example: An MVP Season;
3.3 The Data for Metrics;
3.4 Timeout for An Example: A Tale of Two Teams;
Metrics;
Chapter 4: Skill Metrics;
4.1 Input Data;
4.2 Offensive Metrics;
4.3 Defensive Metrics;
4.4 Precision Metrics;
4.5 Skill Metric Scorecards;
4.6 Observations on Coder Types;
Chapter 5: Response Metrics;
5.1 Input Data;
5.2 Win Metrics;
5.3 Loss Metrics;
5.4 Momentum Metrics;
5.5 Response Metric Scorecards;
5.6 Observations on Project Types;
Chapter 6: Value Metrics;
6.1 Input Data;
6.2 Contribution Metrics;
6.3 Rating Metrics;
6.4 Value Metric Scorecards;
6.5 Observations on Team Stages;
Processes;
Chapter 7: Metrics in Use;
7.1 Getting Started;
7.2 Timeout for an Example: The Seven Percent Rule;
7.3 Utilizing Metrics in the Development Process;
7.4 Timeout for an Example: The Turn-Around;
7.5 Using Metrics in Performance Reviews;
7.6 Taking Metrics Further;
7.7 Timeout for an Example: The Same But Different;
Chapter 8: Building Software Teams;
8.1 Goals and Profiles;
8.2 Roles;
8.3 Timeout for an Example: Two All-Nighters;
8.4 Personnel;
8.5 Timeout for an Example: No Such Thing As a Perfect Team;
Chapter 9: Conclusion;
Codermetrics Quick Reference;
Bibliography;
Colophon;