Software Metrics
From SCECpedia
Suggested Software Metrics by Group:
Developers
- Work Effort Distribution
- Estimated vs. Actual Task Duration and Effort
- Code Covered by Unit Testing
- Number of Defects Found by Unit Testing
- Code and Design Complexity
Project Teams
- Product Size
- Work Effort Distribution
- Requirements Status (Number Approved, Implemented, and Verified)
- Percentage of Test Cases Passed
- Estimated vs. Actual Duration between Major Milestones
- Estimated vs. Actual Staffing Levels
- Number of Defects Found by Integration and System Testing
- Number of Defects Found by Inspection
- Defect Status
- Requirements Stability
- Number of Tasks Planned and Completed
Development Teams
- Released Defect Levels
- Product Development Cycle Time
- Schedule and Effort Estimating Accuracy
- Reuse Effectiveness
- Planned and Actual Cost
References
- A Software Metrics Primer, Karl Weigers, Software Development Magazine, July 1999
- Creating a Software Engineering Culture, Karl Weigers, Dorset House, 1996
- Practical Software Metrics for Project Management and Process Improvement, Robert Grady, PTR Prentice Hall, 1992
- Applied Software Measurements - Second Edition, Capers Jones, McGraw Hill, 1996