%0 Journal Article %J Computers & Structures %D 1979 %T Measuring software development characteristics in the local environment %A Basili, Victor R. %A Zelkowitz, Marvin V %X This paper discusses the characterization and analysis facilities being performed by the Software Engineering Laboratory which can be done with minimal effort on many projects. Some examples are given of the kinds of analyses that can be done to aid in managing, understanding and characterizing the development of software in a production environment. %B Computers & Structures %V 10 %P 39 - 43 %8 1979/04// %@ 0045-7949 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0045794979900713 %N 1–2 %R 10.1016/0045-7949(79)90071-3