  Explicitly linking software-related activities to an organisation's
higher-level goals has been shown to be critical for organizational success.
GQM+Strategies provides mechanisms for explicitly linking goals and strategies,
based on goal-oriented strategic measurement systems. Deploying such strategic
measurement systems in an organization is highly challenging. Experience has
shown that a clear deployment strategy is needed for achieving sustainable
success. In particular, an adequate deployment process as well as corresponding
tool support can facilitate the deployment. This paper introduces the
systematical GQM+Strategies deployment process and gives an overview of
GQM+Strategies modelling and associated tool support. Additionally, it provides
an overview of industrial applications and describes success factors and
benefits for the usage of GQM+Strategies.
