Software Metrics

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

1. A Software Metrics Primer, Karl Weigers, Software Development Magazine, July 1999
2. Creating a Software Engineering Culture, Karl Weigers, Dorset House, 1996
3. Practical Software Metrics for Project Management and Process Improvement, Robert Grady, PTR Prentice Hall, 1992
4. Applied Software Measurements - Second Edition, Capers Jones, McGraw Hill, 1996