The importance of Software Testing Metrics

Software Testing Metrics are a quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, system components, or process possesses a specific attribute. It should be identified and established during Test Planning and as the need arises.

Below are some of the benefits of software testing metrics:

📌Helps in decision making

In software testing, the calibration of tests provides a reliable report to help decision-making.

📌Leaves room for improvement

It helps improve the process because it determines the outcome of the result. Then optimizing strategy, techniques or processes would be discovered.

📌Serves as evidence for claim or prediction

In every claim, there should be evidence to be presented that also applies in the SQA world as well. In determining the quality of the software, we should rely on the metrics. It helps monitor product quality, test effectiveness, test status, and test resources.

Software testing metrics play an important part in tracking software testing progress. As a software quality analyst applying testing metrics would bring testing to the next level.