https://lucaspardue.com/tags/craftmanship/ Recent content in Craftmanship on Lucas Pardue - Bits && Pieces Hugo en-us Mon, 26 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://lucaspardue.com/2014/05/26/software-metrics-and-craftsmanship/ Mon, 26 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://lucaspardue.com/2014/05/26/software-metrics-and-craftsmanship/ <p><img src="https://lucaspardue.com/2014/05/26/software-metrics-and-craftsmanship/images/bottle-92418_640-300x199-300x199.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>Software Development Metrics are a notoriously difficult area, there exists a large allure of quantitative measurements that can be condensed into a top-level dashboard showing progress, plan alignment, effort , costs and so on. However, the unfortunate reality is that the collection and analysis of Software Development Metrics is difficult for a number of factors such as complexity, variance, meaning and gaming of the system. Often it is a difficult case of understanding if we are more interested in the performance of the project (Health) or the performance of the developer (Efficacy).</p>