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Table 5 Identified measures, processes and goals

From: Investigating measures for applying statistical process control in software organizations

Measure

Process

Goals

Category

Participant

Defect density (number of defects / product size)

Product Requirements Specification

Monitor process quality

Q

#1

Design

Coding

Testing

Productivity (effort / product size)

Product Requirements Specification

Monitor process performance

P

#1, #2

Coding

Improve productivity

Testing

Design

Requirements Analysis

Rework (effort spent on rework/ product size)

Requirements Analysis

Improve productivity

#2

Design

Coding

Testing

Quality (number of injected defects / number of fixed defects)

Requirements Analysis

Improve product quality

Q

#2

Design

Coding

Testing

Defect Index (number of fixed defects/ number of defects detected by the client)

Architecture Verification

Monitor defects index

#3

Scenarios Validation (requirements)

Testing