Cincinnati Software Process Improvement Network
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TOPIC: Test Metrics
How can you
improve the overall quality of a software project through the use of test
metrics?
Test metrics can be used to track and measure the efficiency, effectiveness, and
the success or shortcomings of various activities of a software development
project. While it is important to recognize the value of gathering test metrics
data, it is the interpretation of that data which makes the metrics meaningful.
Shaun Bradshaw describes a metrics quick start program with examples of test
metrics that can be tracked during a test effort and explains how to interpret
those metrics so the information they provide is meaningful to the project.
The presentation will cover:
Why test metrics are important
The four key elements for every metric
Examples of test metrics in two categories - base and calculated
What types of test metrics should be tracked
How to interpret test metrics
A metrics case study
SPEAKER: Shaun Bradshaw Director of Quality Solutions for Questcon Technologies
Shaun Bradshaw Director of Quality
Solutions for Questcon Technologies is responsible for managing Questcon's team
of Senior Practice Managers in the areas of quality solutions development and
service delivery.
Shaun is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BS
in Information Systems and a minor in Computer Science. He has been working in
the IT industry for 12 years during which he has worked to improve Quality
Assurance and software test processes for clients in a variety of industries
including, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications.
Shaun is the co-author and editor of Questcon's QuestAssured (tm) suite of
methodologies including the Test Methodology, Test Management Methodology, and
Test Metrics Methodology. He is also the author of an industry white paper on
software test metrics.