A Systematic Mapping Study on Software Process Metrics in Agile Software Development

Abstract

Context: Software process metrics are used for improving agile processes in software companies. This helps a lot in managing customers and in the growth of the company. Different studies found process metrics. But it is difficult to identify best suited metrics for every company. Objective: As the number of process metrics is not a few, I am trying to identify the most suited process metrics that will benefit the software companies developing software using agile development models. Methods: In this paper, systematic mapping study is used to identify potential agile process improvement metrics and finding the best metrics for using in the agile development process. Results: By doing systematic mapping study, I have found only 13 papers on process metrics. I analyze them and find metrics that are highly regarded by fellow researchers. Finally, I arrange them in three categories. Conclusion: The systematic mapping study provides an overview of agile software development metrics and further lets to dive into process metrics. It helps in finding process metrics to adopt in software companies and improve the process of agile software development.