Software Product Quality Metrics

Abstract

The software product metrics is classified into software product size metrics and software attributes metrics. The process of applying a metric or set of metrics is similar to the implementation of new procedures or methodologies. The statistically analyzed metrics data provides opportunities for comparing a series of project metrics. Software quality assurance and software engineering professionals distinguished between software product metrics and software process metrics. The function point (FP) method estimates of development resources, based entirely on the software requirement specification, can be prepared at the preproject stage and can, therefore, support the management in its project proposal and preparation efforts. A comprehensive presentation of software product metrics is presented in three parts of the ISO/IEC TR 9126. The ISO/IEC technical reports relate to 10 attributes of software products: software functionality, software reliability, software usability, software efficiency, software maintainability, software portability, software effectiveness, software productivity, software safety, and software satisfaction.