Top QA Metrics for Software Quality
Short on ideas for quality metrics? Prashant Kumar got you covered. Not only he explained what the good traits of a metric are, but also listed out 34 of them. That's a lot of inspiration!
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Key QA Metrics: How to Calculate, Implement, and Use Them Effectively
Yulia Shaifele describes three different QA metrics and gives advice on what to measure and how to implement them.
However, sometimes no metric will tell you as much as users do. That's why Preethi Warrier wrote about The Secret to Better QA: Think Like a User.
How to apply DORA metrics for mobile development
The famous DORA metrics are now used by many engineering teams. Roldán Galán explains how they can work for mobiles, too.
Furthermore, Venkat Ramakrishnan shares some interesting insights from the report DORA Metrics 2022: Reliability And Delivery.
A Guide to the top 20 QA metrics that matter
Not all metrics are equal, nor are all of them applicable to every situation. But if you're looking for inspiration, Shreya Bose shares a lot of great examples.
Following up on that, Amy Reichert wrote about The top 5 agile QA metrics to improve your testing.
Engineering Metrics: 12 Pitfalls
Engineering metrics are great but only if done right. Here are the common pitfalls that Mojtaba Hosseini has seen in his career.
A good follow-up read to that is A View of Metrics and Measurement by Jay Trommer.
Software Quality: From metrics to habits
In this insightful article, Flavien Huynh suggests setting up quality metrics for teams on five levels and links to other articles that give more context to each level.
On top of that, Antoine Craske gives an overview of the 5 New Metrics For Quality at Speed Test Automation.
Michael Küsters advises on how to use a metrics system and warns against the common pitfalls.
Interested in some examples? Angela Riggs wrote a great overview of Service Level Metrics.
I don’t think that means what you think it means (Enterprise Software Testing Metrics)
I enjoyed this article by Keith Klain where he shares his experience of working with metrics during one of his consulting projects, highlighting what's wrong with attempts to measure quality, and what's important about having valid metrics.
Agile Testing: How can metrics help?
Fahim Sachedina explains how to do Agile testing right and lists out metrics that can help you measure the effectiveness of your tests.
Additionally, James Lyndsay came up with plenty of Questions about Metrics that may come in handy when evaluating them.
Testing Metrics: Are You Really Sure about the Quality of Your Product?
There's a lot to learn from this comprehensive overview of various software testing metrics by Andrey Ostapenko where he describes what type of metrics can be used and how they can be measured using various formulas and analytics.
