This is a great reminder from Lisa Crispin about what metrics are really about. Sometimes it's easy to forget about it.
Measuring What Matters: Key Metrics for Mobile Apps
I liked the way Aya Akl outlined several mobile app quality metrics and hinted at how to measure them with certain tools.
You Call It 'QA', But Without These KPIs, It's Just Blind Luck
There are lots of possible quality metrics that we can measure. But which ones really matter? Brijendra Singh shares his thoughts.
Quality Engineering Basics: Quality Metrics
Continuing the series explaining the essential parts of Quality Engineering, this time Brienna Ransom suggests different types of quality metrics on bug, product and automation levels.
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.
Three Metrics That Actually Matter When You're Testing Solo
Testers may need to take different approaches in different environments. As Katja Obring explains, this also applies to quality metrics.
It's related to Katja's experience From Drowning in Data to Driving Decisions: A Solo Tester’s Journey.
Optimising QA Workflows with DORA's Lead Time for Changes Metric
Having shared about the 10th DORA report in the previous issue, it's good timing for this article by Katja Obring.
And so is for this one about DORA Report 2024: Three Ideas to Tackle the Cons of Platform Usage by Areti Panou.
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!
Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.
Taking Quality to Next Level: Metrics for Improvement
Anton Angelov gave an interesting talk on software testing metrics, including meaningful tagging of bug reports that can help you in further analysis and improvements of the software development process.
Useful Test Automation Metrics You Should Be Doing
Running out of ideas for test automation metrics? Mark Mayo gives a few examples and describes when they can be useful.
