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Software Metrics

 Because of the increased significance placed on application quality, it is necessary to


have quality testing teams in place and a defined manner of monitoring the test
teams' goals and efficiency. This goal tracking is accomplished through the use of
software metrics in software engineering.
 Good software testing metrics are very significant since they include metrics that assess
effectiveness and aid in determining a software testing endeavor's progress, quality, and
health.
 Furthermore, carefully specified metrics can assist improve an enterprise's or
organization's testing process and track its status over time.
 Understanding software metrics and how to track them will help you manage the
programming process more effectively.

What are Software Metrics in Software Engineering?


Software metrics in software engineering are the standards for estimating the quality, progress,
and health of software development activity. A software metric is a quantifiable or countable
assessment of the qualities of software.

Characteristics of Software Metrics

Software metrics in software engineering should possess the following characteristics:

 Quantitative: Metrics must be quantitative in order to be helpful. It means that metrics


can be stated numerically.
 Understandable: Metric computation should be simple to grasp, and the method
for computing them should be well explained.
 Applicability: Metrics should be applied during the early stages of software
development.
 Repeatable: When measured regularly and consistently in nature, the metric values
should be the same.
 Economical: Metric computation should be cost-effective.
 Language agnostic: Metrics should be language-independent, meaning their
computation should not depend on any programming language.

Need for Software Metrics


Software metrics in software engineering can be used for a variety of purposes, including
analyzing software performance, planning work items, estimating productivity, and so on. For
example, you can use software metrics to monitor performance, plan upcoming work
tasks, track productivity, and better regulate the production process throughout project
management if you can view distinct statistics and trends as production takes place. You can also
use software metrics in conjunction with management functions to simplify your projects by
building more efficient procedures, creating software maintenance plans, and keeping
production teams updated on issues that need to be resolved.

Software metrics are needed for various reasons, including the following:

 By preventing faults, it is possible to save money.


 Aids in the improvement of overall project planning
 Aids in the advancement of overall project planning
 Encourages eagerness to improve processes
 Aids in a more thorough analysis of the dangers involved.
 Aids in studying indicators at each testing stage to increase problem eradication
efficiency.

Classification of Software Metrics


There are three types of software metrics in software engineering: product metrics, process
metrics, and project metrics. Product metrics are used to define product attributes such as
size, design features, complexity, performance, level of quality, and so on. In contrast, process
metrics are used to optimize software development and maintenance. Project metrics, such as the
number of software developers, cost, and so on, indicate the project's characteristics and
performance.

The diagram shows that measurements taken from both the process and the product are used to
generate these metrics, which in turn help in making informed decisions to improve the software
development lifecycle.

Product Metrics

 Product metrics represent product attributes such as size, complexity, design


features, performance, and quality level.
 A working product is created at the end of each successive phase of the software
development process. At any step of development, a product can be measured.
 Metrics are built for these items to determine whether a product is being developed in
accordance with user requirements.
 If a product fails to satisfy consumer expectations, the relevant steps are made in the
appropriate phase. Product metrics assist software engineers in detecting and correcting
possible issues before they cause catastrophic failures.

Process Metrics

 To improve any process, it is important to measure its defined properties, establish a set
of meaningful metrics based on these attributes, and then utilize these metrics to generate
indicators to develop a process improvement strategy.
 Software engineers can measure the performance of a software process that is executed
using the process as a framework by utilizing software process metrics.
 The process is at the center of the triangle that connects three aspects (product, people,
and technology) that significantly impact software quality and organizational
performance.
 People's competence and motivation, the complexity of the product, and the level of
technology utilized in software development all significantly impact quality and team
performance.

Project Metrics

 Project metrics explain the characteristics and execution of a project. Examples include
the number of software developers, the staffing pattern throughout the software's life
cycle, cost, schedule, and productivity.
 The project manager monitors the project's progress using measures known as project
metrics.
 Various metrics, such as time, cost, and so on, are collected using data from previous
projects and utilised as an estimate for the new initiative.
 The project manager monitors the project's progress on a regular basis, and effort, time,
and cost are compared to the initial effort, time, and cost.
 These indicators can help lower development costs, efforts, hazards, and time. The
project's quality can also be improved. With an improvement in quality, there is a
decrease in the number of errors, time, cost, and so on.

Types of Software Metric


 Internal metrics: Internal metrics are used to measure properties that are deemed more
important to a software developer than the users. Lines of Code (LOC) is one example.
 External metrics: External metrics are used to measure features that are deemed more
important to the user than the software developers, such
as portability, reliability, functionality, usability, and so on.
 Hybrid Metrics: Metrics that mix product, process, and resource metrics are known
as hybrid metrics.
Advantages of Software Metrics
 The software system design technique can be analyzed in comparison to other designs.
 Using software metrics, the properties of various programming languages can be
explored for study and comparison.
 Software metrics in software engineering can be used to create software quality
requirements.
 Software system compliance with requirements and standards can be verified.
 It is possible to infer the effort required to design and develop software systems.
 The code's complexity can be calculated.
 It is possible to direct the best use of resource managers.
 It is possible to make design trade-offs and compare maintenance and software
development expenses.

Disadvantages of Software Metrics


 It isn't easy to apply measurements in all situations. In some circumstances, it is difficult
and costly.
 Although software products can be managed, technical staff performance cannot be
measured using software metrics.
 The available tools and working environment are utilized to define and derive software
metrics, and there is no standard for doing so.
 Certain variables are estimated using predictive models and are not always known.

Conclusion
 Measuring the progress of software development teams can be a critical step toward
increasing efficiency and productivity.
 Software metrics can be used to track a range of software development aspects.
 Metrics are used for measurement. Processes are measured using process metrics,
products are measured using product metrics, and projects are measured using project
metrics.
 Process metrics evaluate the effectiveness and quality of software processes, as well as
the process's maturity, the effort required, and the success of defect removal during
development, among other things.
 Product metrics are used to assess the quality of work generated during various stages
of software development.
 Project metrics depict project features and execution.

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