GQM+Strategies: A Comprehensive Methodology for Aligning Business Strategies with Software Measurement
Victor Basili, Jens Heidrich, Mikael Lindvall, J\"urgen M\"unch, Myrna, Regardie, Dieter Rombach, Carolyn Seaman, Adam Trendowicz

TL;DR
The paper introduces GQM+Strategies, an extension of the GQM approach, to explicitly link software measurement goals with higher-level business strategies, enhancing organizational alignment and decision-making.
Contribution
It presents a comprehensive methodology that connects software measurement goals directly to organizational goals, addressing a gap in existing measurement approaches.
Findings
Provides a structured approach for aligning software metrics with business strategies
Demonstrates the methodology through an illustrative example
Enhances decision-making by linking software metrics to organizational goals
Abstract
In software-intensive organizations, an organizational management system will not guarantee organizational success unless the business strategy can be translated into a set of operational software goals. The Goal Question Metric (GQM) approach has proven itself useful in a variety of industrial settings to support quantitative software project management. However, it does not address linking software measurement goals to higher-level goals of the organization in which the software is being developed. This linkage is important, as it helps to justify software measurement efforts and allows measurement data to contribute to higher-level decisions. In this paper, we propose a GQM+Strategies(R) measurement approach that builds on the GQM approach to plan and implement software measurement. GQM+Strategies(R) provides mechanisms for explicitly linking software measurement goals to…
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TopicsSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices · Business Process Modeling and Analysis · Information Technology Governance and Strategy
