How effective are software engineering methods?

The TAME project: towards improvement-oriented software environments

Victor R. Basili, H. Dieter Rombach · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 1988 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Project Management +17

A Methodology for Collecting Valid Software Engineering Data

Victor R. Basili, David M. Weiss · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 1984 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Method Validation +15

Software Metrics. A Rigorous Approach

Journal of Information Technology · 1991 · 847 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Quality Assurance +16

Experimentation in software engineering

Victor R. Basili, Richard W. Selby, David H. Hutchens · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 1986 · 559 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Experimental Design +12

Cleanroom Software Engineering

Harlan D. Mills, Michael Dyer, R.C. Linger · IEEE Software · 1987 · 433 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Quality Management +10