Positioning Code Metrics to Management

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MSDN Blog Postings » Positioning Code Metrics to Management — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:07:21 GMT

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re: Positioning Code Metrics to Management

Joe — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:08:13 GMT

I'd keep metrics away from non-technical management. The last thing anyone wants is for the metrics to be used as absolute targets as opposed to guidance.

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re: Positioning Code Metrics to Management

conorm — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:47:34 GMT

Joe raises a key point: the last thing anyone wants is for metrics to be used as absolute targets.

I totally agree with this but even non-technical management should appreciate if you are able to back up your business decisions with some data that could be based around these code metrics.

re: Positioning Code Metrics to Management

Oded Gil — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:24:19 GMT

I don't use code matrices yet (vs2003) but, I use probability X impact to measure the risk.

For example, if most of the code (let's say 80%) is not readable. the probability to spent time to understand the code is 4 out of 5 and the impact is, let's say, 2 out of 5 because after a few hours of line by line debugging the problem can be solved. The risk is 2X5=10

Same way we do for performance, exception management, logging...

This way I can present a nice graph showing the risk to the management, they can see the risk with the highest bar and make a decision to spent time and fix it.

The idea was not mine, a consultant from Microsoft Israel thought about it first.

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