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Qualitative techniques and tools for measuring, analyzing, and simulating software processes

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Experimental Software Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future Directions

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Scacchi, W. (1993). Qualitative techniques and tools for measuring, analyzing, and simulating software processes. In: Rombach, H.D., Basili, V.R., Selby, R.W. (eds) Experimental Software Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future Directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 706. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57092-6_96

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