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What are the types of metrics?
Decoding Software Metrics: A Comprehensive Guide
Qualitative Metrics
- User satisfaction scores
- Code review comments
- Stakeholder feedback
- Usability testing results
- Defect density (subjective assessment)
Quantitative Metrics
- Lines of Code (LOC)
- Cyclomatic Complexity
- Code Churn
- Defect Density (objective measurements)
- Test Coverage
- Execution Speed
- Memory Usage
- Response Time
- Throughput
- Availability
Business Metrics
- Revenue generated
- Customer acquisition cost
- Market share
- Return on investment (ROI)
- Time to market
Process Metrics
- Development velocity
- Cycle time
- Bug resolution time
- Deployment frequency
- Lead time