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Role of Software Metrics in Practical Quality Management

Filip Prentović¹   , Zoran Budimac¹   , Marjan Heričko²   , Gordana Rakić¹   

1. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Informatics Trg Dositeja Obradovica 4, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
   filipprentovic@yahoo.com (corresponding author), zjb@dmi.uns.ac.rs, gordaa.rakic@dmi.us.ac.rs
2. University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
   marjan.hericko@um.si

Abstract

The goal of software metrics is to provide continuous insight into prod ucts and processes. Software product and software development process are tightly coupled since high-quality software products represent the result of a high-quality process. To understand, predict, and evaluate software development and maintenance process, it is widely recognized that software metrics, as an important technique in the static and dynamic analysis, should be integral part of these processes. Soft ware metrics are a critical tool for building reliable software and assessing software quality, especially in complex domains and/or mission-critical environments. The aim of the research conducted in this paper is to determine the existence of different perspectives regarding the impact of software metrics on software quality between participants in software development. The contribution of this paper consists of analyzing the impact that the application of software metrics has on the quality of software and on the overall project success by statistically analyzing data obtained from the survey. Overall, there were 108 respondents from ten countries in the survey. The paper contains a comprehensive survey of code analysis techniques, software metrics, and the analysis of the application of software metrics in practice. Also, importance, influence, and the level of usage of software metrics in IT companies have been considered, as well as the estimation of results significance obtained in the process of measuring software.

Key words

Code Analysis, Software Metrics, Software Quality.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS251109030P

Publication information

Volume 23, Issue 3 (June 2026)
Year of Publication: 2026
ISSN: 2406-1018 (Online)
Publisher: ComSIS Consortium

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Prentović, F., Budimac, Z., Heričko, M., Rakić, G.: Role of Software Metrics in Practical Quality Management. Computer Science and Information Systems, 23(3), 1053–1076 (2026). https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS251109030P