SOFTWARE PROJECT METRICS

Software Engineering
Measurement

is fundamental to any
engineering discipline and software
engineering is no exception
Software metrics refers to a broad range of
measurements for computer software.
Measurement can be applied to the software
process with the intent of improving it on a
continuous basis

Software Engineering
Measures,

Metrics and indicators

These three terms are often used
interchangeably, but it is important to note the
difference between them
Within the software engineering context, a
measure provides a quantitative indication of
the extent, dimension, capacity size.

Software Engineering
Measurement

is the act of determining a

measure
Metric is quantitative measure of the degree to
which a system, component or process
possesses a given attribute.
Value given by the metric is an indicator to the
project manager