Task: Apply Metrics
Disciplines: Assets Scoping
Purpose

It aims to quantify recommendations for priorization of the assets which will integrate the product line.

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    Outputs
      Main Description

      In this task the metrics of benefits and characterization are applied and the scope can be defined based in the objectives.

      Steps
      Apply Metrics of Characterization
      In this task the metrics of characterization previously defined  are applied to the product map. In general, this is performed by stakeholders who provided the different objectives, e.g., the developer can be useful to estimate effort, while a architect can help in the definition of the impact of the features in the reuse infrastructure.
      Apply Metrics of Benefit

      After the application of the characterization metrics is evaluated the benefit of the assets for the product line. For this, metrics based in the business objectives previously considered are applied . Bellow, can be seen a example of benefit metric.


      Key Considerations
      In this process, the scale considered for the characterization metrics is ordinal, to enable the aritimetic operations that are performed in the step of "Apply Metrics of Benefit".