Artifact: Measurement Specification
This artifact is a specification document, documenting the detail design of the performance measurement system. It includes the specifics on the detail of each measure to be implemented. It also includes the specifications of the measurement infrastructure.
Domains: Software Capability Improvement
Purpose
  • To document the detail design of the measures
  • To document the details of the Measurement Infrastructure, including the overall topology and detail configuration.
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Description
Brief Outline
  • Detailed Metrics - each of the measures and indicators defined in detail, including such aspects as the frequency and format of the data collection as well as the data interpretation.
  • Detailed Measurement Infrastructure - software and hardware is identified that will be used in the collection, manipulation, storage, and the reporting of the measures and indicators. Within this artifact tool configuration information will be documented. A topology diagram is suggested to document the hardware and software components and their relationships.
Tailoring
Impact of not havingThis is a critical artifact; organizations must have a place to store the measurement design and configuration information.
Representation OptionsThis information is normally captured in a word processing document, Excel spreadsheet with the topology diagram illustrated in a UML diagram.
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