Industrial-based object-oriented software quality measurement system and its importance

In new era of ICT world today, companies are competing to produce software which are claimed to be good and fulfill user's expectation. Thus we can see the tremendous growth of software industries in the last few years as the demand for software increased significantly. In Malaysia, the emergence of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) has seen dynamic growth of computer related companies. At the same time issues regarding software quality are being addressed by the users and practitioners in the industry. Companies allocate and spend huge amount of investment on software and expect a profitable return from it. The assurance of software quality affects both immediate profitable and long-term retention of customer goodwill. Currently users are left with uncertainties on the quality and whether the customer conforms to their requirements and expectations. Industrial-based software quality measurement system is the software that measures the quality of software that is used by the industry. The importance of having Industrial-based software quality measurement system is the quality of the industrial-based software can be identified and controlled. Therefore, the development of industrial-based object-oriented software quality measurement system is beneficial not only to users but also developers and stakeholders.