Application development organizations know that metrics matter, but they often go about gathering them the wrong way by selecting the wrong measures and the wrong collection methods. As a result, they get poor returns from their metrics investments. This doesn't have to be the case. In this report, Forrester examines the roadblocks to successful metrics programs and what you can do to overcome them today.

"Companies will win or lose based on their ability to rapidly gather the right data, analyze it and make informed decisions and course changes."

     Marc Brown, VP Product Marketing,      Borland