SQE Key Metrics
Within SQE or Quality Assurance, having key metrics is important for gauging the quality of software. There are endless types of metrics available for you to capture, depending on what type of data is available within your software development and test environment.
Here are a few suggestions of key metrics to consider:
1) Defects / Bugs
- By Impact (Blocking, Critical, Major, Moderate, Minor)
- By State (Open, Assigned, Resolved, Test in Progress, Rejected, Verified, Closed)
- By Time Open
- By Developer
- By Domain / Area / Application / Component
- By Functionality
- By SQE / QA
2) Test Coverage
% Pass
% Failed
% DNT
3) Automation
# of Test Cases Automated
# of Test Cases Manual
Automation Passed
Automation Failed
Execution Time
4) Performance Metrics
- Benchmark Comparisons
- % Improvement
- % Degradation
- Response Times
- Throughput






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