This article will discuss a few essential QA metrics that must be set and observed throughout the process to ascertain its performance.
The Right Questions to Ask
- How long will the test take?
- How much money does the test require?
- What is the level of bug severity?
- How many bugs have been resolved?
- What is the state of each bug — closed, reopened, postponed?
- How much of the software has been tested?
- Can tests be completed within the given timeline?
- Has the test effort been adequate? Could more tests have been executed in the same time frame?
Absolute QA Testing Metrics
The following QA metrics in software testing are absolute values that can be used to infer other derivative metrics:
- Total number of test cases
- Number of passed test cases
- Number of failed test cases
- Number of blocked test cases
- Number of identified bugs
- Number of accepted bugs
- Number of rejected bugs
- Number of deferred bugs
- Number of critical bugs
- Number of determined test hours
- Number of actual test hours
- Number of bugs detected after release
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