1. Aim is to establish the goal of data collection, which is refined into a series of questions which in turn suggest a set of specific metrics.
2. Topic
3. The GQM method has four phases
   1. Planing
      1. during which the project for measurement application is selected, defined, characterised, and planned, resulting a project plan.
      2. http://ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/sw-eng/us/java/GQM/phase1.shtml
   2. Definition
      1. during which the measurement programme is defined (goal, questions, metrics and hypotheses are defined) and documented.
      2. http://ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/sw-eng/us/java/GQM/phase2.shtml
   3. Data Collection
      1. during which the actual data collection takes place, resulting in collected data.
      2. http://ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/sw-eng/us/java/GQM/phase3.shtml
   4. Interpretation
      1. during which the collected data is processed with respect to the defined metrics into measurement results, that provide answers,to the defined questions, after which goal attainment can be evaluated.
      2. http://ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/sw-eng/us/java/GQM/phase4.shtml
   5. Topic