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This paper presents a case study aimed at understanding and comparing integrated strategies for software measurement and evaluation, considering a strategy as a resource from the assessed entity standpoint. The evaluation focus is on the quality of the capabilities of a measurement and evaluation strategy taking into account three key aspects: i) the conceptual framework, centered on a terminological base, ii) the explicit specification of the process, and iii) the methodological/technological support. We consider a strategy is integrated if these three capabilities are to a certain extent met simultaneously. In the illustrated case study two strategies i.e. GQM+Strategies (Goal-Question-Metric), and GOCAME (Goal-Oriented Context-Aware Measurement and Evaluation) are evaluated. The results enabled us to understand the strengths and weaknesses for both strategies, and planning improvement actions as well.

Author: Luis Olsina

Full Professor, Engineering School at the National University of La Pampa, Argentina; and Head of Software and Web Engineering R&D group (GIDIS_Web)

Luis Olsina

Luis Olsina is a full Professor in the Engineering School at the National University of La Pampa, Argentina, and heads the GIDIS_Web group. His research interests include Web engineering, particularly, Web quality assurance strategies, quality evaluation, and ontologies. He earned a PhD in the area of Software Engineering. In the last 15 years, he has published over 80 refereed papers, and participated in numerous regional and international events both as program chair and member. He has been an invited speaker at several conferences and professional meetings, and presented tutorials, for instance, at ICWE’05 (Int’l Conference on Web Engineering held in Australia), ICWE’09 (held in Spain), ICWE’11 (held in Cyprus), CEE-SECR’10 (held in Moscow) and graduate courses in different countries.