Work Product (Artifact): Measurement Plan

This artifact defines the measurement goals, the associated metrics, and the primitive metrics to be collected in the project to monitor its progress.

Purpose

The software Measurement Plan specifies what primitive metrics should be collected and what metrics should be computed during the project to monitor progress, relative to a set of specified project goals (see Concept: Metrics). It is used to collect information on the project as input to the periodic Status Assessment (see Artifact: Status Assessment).

Relationships

Container Artifact	Software Development Plan
Roles	Responsible: Project Manager	Modified By:
Input To	Mandatory: None	Optional: Assess Iteration	External: None

Properties

Optional
Planned

Illustrations

Templates	Measurement Plan
Examples	Classics CD.com Measurement Plan

Tailoring

Representation Options	The Measurement Plan may physically be part of the Software Development Plan if the metrics program is a simple one.

More Information

Guidelines	Metrics