What is the 10 Dimensional Metrics Model?
The 10 Dimensional Model displayed on the this website Home page is the most memorable way to help executives, managers and staff understand and relate the value of measurements in key business issues. Until the late 1980’s, there were only two measures that transcended every aspect of every business: time and money. Now there is a third measure, the amount of functionality a person or process has to do a job. Functionality, in conjunction with other measures, provides information and insights never before possible. Do you know of anyone who isn’t affected by computer software? The 10 Dimensional Model starts with Function Points (FP) measuring functionality. Even if you have no knowledge of functionality, you can understand that 10,000 FP is five times (5X) more capability than 2,000 FP. Function Points are a relative measure like Dow Jones points. A 10,000 Dow is better than 2000 Dow. When FPs are combined with time, they provide productivity information for development and maintenan
