Task: Create Metrics of Benefit and Characterization
Disciplines: Assets Scoping
Purpose
It aims to create the metrics of benefit and characterization associated with especific objectives.
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    Outputs
      Main Description

      During the task of metrics creation, the objectives which were previously produced in the phase of pre-scoping are analyzed and refined. The refinement is made because in the phase of pre-scoping the objectives are identified generically. Therefore, the objectives are refined according to their relevance for the customers, organization and domains in the particular context.

       

      After the refinement, is performed the operationalization, that is based in GQM . As in GQM the operationalization is performed based in questions. These questions aim to define additional information about the objectives and are used in the creation of the metrics of characterization and benefit. The metrics of characterization are used for identifying the need of determined feature for integrating certain product of the product line. The metrics of benefit describe the potential of introducing a determined feature into reuse infrastructure considering a certain business objective.

      Steps
      Refine Objectives

      In this step, the objectives which were previously produced in the phase of pre-scoping are analyzed and refined according to their relevance for the customers, organization and domains in the particular context.

      Operationalizate Objectives

      After the refinement, is performed the operationalization, which is based in GQM [2]. As in GQM the operationalization is performed based in questions. These questions aim to define additional information about the objectives and are used in the creation of the metrics of characterization and benefit.

      Develop Metrics of Characterization
      The metrics of characterization are used to identify the need of determined feature to integrate certain product of the product line.
      Develop Metrics of Benefit
      The metrics of benefit describes the potential of introducing a determined feature into reuse infrastructure considering a certain business objective.
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