Theme: Hot Topics in Software Engineering
Lecture: Metrics definition inside the software quality assurance process

		Friday 4 March
11:05 - 12:00	Lecture 6	Metrics definition inside the software quality assurance process	Andres Abad Rodriguez
		Description Metrics are important tools used in modern software engineering of large IT projects. They provide in advance essential information to help knowing whether the project is heading to the right direction or to detect in time needed adjustments. However, collecting metrics is not necessarily an easy task. In this presentation, a general overview of what metrics can provide will be given, together with a description of different approaches to collect them. I addition a schematic classification of the existing standards will be provided.
		Audience The presentation is targeted to developers, in particular -but not exclusively- those involved in quality assurance , as well as to IT managers interested in evaluating the potential of metrics for their projects or to reconsider the existing ones.
		Pre-requisite This lecture can be reasonably followed by anyone having a minimum of experience in software development and/or in software quality assurance processes.