meterices in software development
Software development metrics are quantitative measures used to assess aspects of the
development process, product quality, team productivity, and project performance. [1] [2]
Main Types of Metrics
Product Metrics: Evaluate software quality and performance, such as code complexity, test
coverage, defect density, and maintainability. [3] [2]
Process Metrics: Focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of development processes,
tracking items like cycle time, lead time, and deployment frequency. [2] [3]
Project Metrics: Monitor the progress and overall health of software projects, including
effort estimation accuracy, schedule deviation, and cost variance. [3] [2]
Quality Metrics: Assess reliability, stability, and user satisfaction, such as mean time to
resolution (MTTR), defect resolution rate, and customer-reported issues. [4] [2]
Key Software Development Metrics
Velocity: Measures how much work a team completes during a sprint, helpful for planning
and forecasting. [5] [6]
Lead Time and Cycle Time: Track the time it takes to move a work item from concept to
delivery, highlighting process efficiency. [1] [2]
Deployment Frequency: Indicates how often software changes are deployed, reflecting
agility and maturity in DevOps practices. [7] [2]
Change Failure Rate: The percentage of deployments that result in failures, showing the
reliability of releases. [7]
Defect Density: Number of defects per size of code, revealing code quality. [2] [4]
Characteristics of Good Metrics
Measurable
Understandable
Repeatable
Economical
Language Independent [3] [2]
Common Usage Scenarios
Tracking team productivity (through velocity and deployment frequency). [7]
Improving code quality (using test coverage and defect density). [4]
Enhancing project planning and delivery (via cycle time and scope completion ratio). [5] [2]
These metrics offer a structured, data-driven way to monitor and improve software development
outcomes, individual and team performance, and product quality throughout the software
lifecycle. [1] [2]
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