Title :
The State of Metrics in Software Industry
Author :
Ordonez, Mauricio J. ; Haddad, Hisham M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Technol. Group, Norcross
Abstract :
The role of metrics in software quality is well recognized. However, software metrics are yet to be standardized and integrated into development practices across software industry. While process, project, and product metrics share a common goal of contributing to software quality and reliability, utilization of metrics has been at minimum. This work is an effort to bring more attention to software metrics. It examines the practices of metrics in software industry and the experiences of some organizations that have developed, promoted, and utilized variety of software metrics. As various types of metrics are being developed and used, these experiences show evidence of benefits and improvements in quality and reliability.
Keywords :
DP industry; software houses; software metrics; software quality; software reliability; product metrics; software industry; software metrics; software quality; software reliability; Computer industry; Computer science; Costs; Databases; Information technology; Job shop scheduling; Size measurement; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software quality; Cost of defects; Metrics in software industry; Software metrics; State of metrics;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations, 2008. ITNG 2008. Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-3099-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2008.106