Hey there, struggling to track how well testing activities are enabling your agile teams? As a QA professional with over 10+ years of expertise across 3500+ real devices and browsers, I understand the trials of app measurement.
This comprehensive guide will equip you with the most meaningful agile testing metrics across categories – effectiveness, quality, efficiency – that amplify delivery confidence.
Buckle up!
What are Agile Testing Metrics?
Let‘s level set first – agile testing metrics quantify the efficiency and efficacy of QA initiatives within agile development environments.
As you know, testing is woven into agile delivery right from day one, and performed iteratively across sprints. This integrated nature needs a metrics realignment from conventional QA measurement.
The metrics below empower agile teams to course correct when needed and enable data driven improvements in the test – code – release rhythm.
I‘ve categorized them into three buckets – product quality, test efficiency and effectiveness. For each section, I decode the measurement formulas, ideal values, enablers and expert tips on leveraging them.
Product Quality Metrics
Customers pay for flawless software that delivers business value – period. These metrics spotlight product robustness.
Escaped Defect % (EDP)
EDP reveals defects reaching your customers versus those detected internally. Here‘s how it‘s measured:
EDP = Escaped Defects / (Escaped Defects + Detected Defects) * 100
An increasing EDP indicates regressing quality over continuous delivery cycles. Prioritizing production defect fixes becomes mandatory.
| Sprint | Detected Defects | Escaped Defects | EDP |
| Sprint 1 | 10 | 3 | 23% |
| Sprint 2 | 15 | 4 | 21% |
| Sprint 3 | 10 | 6 | 38% |
Here‘s a pro tip – integrating real device access helps accurately log every customer reported defect, enabling reliable EDP measurement…
Test Efficiency Metrics
Transitioning to measuring how well your QA strategy maximizes outcomes…
