A Metrics Program that Can Give You Wings
George Ukkuru
Leading Pre-Sales, Marketing, and Innovation in Software Testing | Spearheading Test Transformation and Capability Development
A metrics framework is necessary for organizations that want to measure product and process quality. A good metrics framework allows a team to assess how its development work impacts quality, and it allows them to identify areas where they can improve the development process.
Before you set up a metrics program, you need to figure out which measurements will work best for your organization. This is a two-part process. First, you need to analyze your company's goals and objectives to identify which measurements will help you track your progress toward achieving them. Once you've done that, you can select the appropriate metrics for your organization.
Organizational goals can be divided into four categories: growth, profitability, efficiency, and compliance. Within these categories are sub-goals that you might want to measure. If one of your goals is to grow your business, for example, you could track market share, customer acquisition, or revenue growth. To improve efficiency, you could track measures such as cycle time reduction or cost savings once you identify the types of measures that you want to track and develop metric targets that align with your organizational goals.
When setting goals, remember that not all goals will require the same type of measurement. You may find it better to set qualitative or subjective goals rather than quantitative ones. For example, if you want to improve customer satisfaction, you could survey customers rather than track specific metrics.
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Defining the measures to be tracked helps you set specific target goals and track your progress towards attaining this goal. These targets should be described in SMART terms: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. This will help you to measure your success and make any necessary adjustments.
A metrics program can help you measure progress towards goals and objectives. The first step is determining which metrics will work best for your organization. This step requires a close analysis of your organizational goals and objectives. Once you've identified those goals, you can start defining appropriate metrics that will help you track your progress towards achieving them. One will need to keep these tips in mind as you develop your metrics program!
Principal Technology Architect | W3C | Quality Assurance Leadership | Automation | Process Standardization | Ex-IBM
2 年Are there any common/basic metrics that you recommend for any QA Organization?