ITPEC IP April 2024 Question 53

Number of identified bugs — quality is measured by the defects found in the product, not by its cost or schedule.

In quality management of a software project, program quality is judged from figures such as the number of bugs found in reviews and tests, often per thousand lines of code, and how that count levels off over time (the reliability growth curve). Comparing them with planned targets shows whether testing is sufficient and whether the programs are ready for release.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

• •(a) Budget at planning — the planned cost, a metric for cost management
• •(b) Return on investment — the profit the system brings relative to its cost, a measure of the investment's value to the business
• •(c) Delivery date — a metric for schedule (progress) management

Key rule: Each project constraint has its own metrics: quality is tracked by defects and test results, cost by budget and actual cost, and schedule by dates and progress.

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