Survey on Impact of Software Metrics on Software Quality
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paper_title: Software metrics for the Boeing 777: a case study

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This article describes rapid, midstream introduction of elementary software metrics into a large engineering-development programme. It is presented as a case study for use by organizations considering deployment of software metrics. The 777 airplane, under development by The Boeing Company, will contain over two million lines of newly-developed source code. The 777 marks the first time The Boeing Company has applied software metrics uniformly across a new commercial-airplane programme. This was done to ensure simple, consistent communication of information pertinent to software schedules among Boeing, its software suppliers, and its customers-at all engineering and management levels. In the short term, uniform application of software metrics has resulted in improved visibility and reduced risk for 777 on-board software. Looking to the longer term, the metric information collected provides a basis for analysis of internal and supplier processes, and it will serve as a baseline for future commercial airplane programmes of The Boeing Company.
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Title: Survey on Impact of Software Metrics on Software Quality

Section 1: INTRODUCTION
Description 1: Introduce the importance of software metrics in the software life cycle, types of metrics, their definition, and optimal characteristics.

Section 2: Classification of Software Metrics
Description 2: Explain the three types of software metrics: process metrics, project metrics, and product metrics.

Section 3: Mathematical Analysis
Description 3: Discuss the mathematical aspect of metrics, including the definition and properties of metrics in mathematical terms and predictive models.

Section 4: IMPORTANCE OF SOFTWARE QUALITY
Description 4: Explain the significance of software quality, different perspectives on assessing quality, and the challenges in defining and ensuring software quality.

Section 5: Views on Software Quality
Description 5: Detail the various perspectives on software quality, including user view, manufacturing view, product view, and value-based view.

Section 6: CASE STUDY ON SOFTWARE QUALITY
Description 6: Analyze the Boeing 777 project as a case study to illustrate the implementation and importance of software quality management and metrics.

Section 7: COMPARISON OF SOFTWARE METRICS-STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Description 7: Compare different software metrics, including source code metrics, function point metrics, and object-oriented metrics, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

Section 8: FUTURE SCOPE
Description 8: Discuss future research directions, potential improvements in metrics, and the anticipated increase in the importance of software metrics.

Section 9: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
Description 9: Summarize the key points discussed in the paper and conclude with the current state and future potential of software metrics.