__NOTOC__ Capers Jones is an American specialist in

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methodologies and measurement. He is often associated with the

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model of

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. He is the author of thirteen books. He was born in St Petersburg, Florida, United States and graduated from the

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, having majored in English. He later became the President and CEO of Capers Jones & Associates and latterly Chief Scientist Emeritus of Software Productivity Research (SPR).Software Productivity Research
/ref> In 2011, he co-founded Namcook Analytics LLC, where he is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Capers Jones bio at Namcook Analytics
He formed his own business in 1984, Software Productivity Research, after holding positions at

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and

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. After retiring from Software Productivity Research in 2000, he remains active as an independent management consultant. He is a Distinguished Advisor to the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ).

Published Works

* ''Software Development Patterns and Antipatterns'', Capers Jones,

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, 2021. . * ''A Guide to Selecting Software Measures and Metrics'', Capers Jones, Auerbach Publications, 2017. . * ''Quantifying Software: Global and Industry Perspectives'', Capers Jones, Auerbach Publications, 2017. * ''Software Methodologies: A Quantitative Guide'', Capers Jones, Auerbach Publications, 2017. * ''The Technical and Social History of Software Engineering'', Capers Jones,

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, 2013. . * ''The Economics of Software Quality'', Capers Jones, Olivier Bonsignour and Jitendra Subramanyam, Addison-Wesley Longman, 2011. . * ''Software Assessments, Benchmarks, and Best Practices'', Capers Jones,

, 2010. . * ''Software Engineering Best Practices : lessons from successful projects in the top companies'', Capers Jones, Universal Publishers, 2009. . *''Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality'', Capers Jones, McGraw-Hill, 2008. *''The History and Future of Narragansett Bay'', Capers Jones, McGraw-Hill, 2008. . * ''Estimating Software Costs 2nd Edition'', Capers Jones, McGraw-Hill, 2007. . * ''Software Assessments, Benchmarks and Best Practices'', Capers Jones,

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, 2000. . * ''Assessment and Control of Software Risks'', Capers Jones,

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, 1993. . * ''Programming Productivity'', Capers Jones,

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, 1986. .

References

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