Measures and Metrics for Your Biggest Testing Challenges

Over the course of many STAR conferences, Ed Weller has collected a list of your biggest challenges in testing-lack of time, unrealistic deadlines, lack of resources, inadequate requirements, last minute changes, knowing when to stop testing, and poor quality code from development. Using this list and Victor Basili's "Goal, Question, Metric" approach to measurement, Ed identifies the measurements and metrics that will help test managers and engineers objectively evaluate and analyze their biggest problems. By doing so, you can map out improvement options and make a strong business case for the resources and funding you need. By providing management with objective evidence rather than subjective opinions, which they call "whining," you will improve your chances for success. Just as importantly, you will be able to use these measurements to guide and communicate your progress with meaningful data.

• The top testing challenges and the measurements to quantify them
• Measurement data to guide your improvements
• Metrics to present needs and show progress