Incorporating design metrics into a company-wide program

Metrics calculated during the design phase of a software life-cycle can be used to predict the errors in the software project at an early stage, improve the overall software quality, and increase the efficiency of the software life-cycle.In this thesis, a design metric D(G) for the structure design G is presented. The need and importance of the design metric is shown, the metric is explained in detail, results are given and the solutions are presented to improve the design quality based on the results. A strategy is explained to implement the design metric into a company-wide program. The limitations of the metrics model are also given. A complete model of the software development life-cycle, incorporating the metrics is also presented.