  Background: Quality requirements (QRs) describe desired system qualities,
playing an important role in the success of software projects. In the context
of agile software development (ASD), where the main objective is the fast
delivery of functionalities, QRs are often ill-defined and not well addressed
during the development process. Software analytics tools help to control
quality though the measurement of quality-related software aspects to support
decision-makers in the process of QR management. Aim: The goal of this research
is to explore the benefits of integrating a concrete software analytics tool,
Q-Rapids Tool, to assess software quality and support QR management processes.
Method: In the context of a technology transfer project, the Softeam company
has integrated Q-Rapids Tool in their development process. We conducted a
series of workshops involving Softeam members working in the Modelio product
development. Results: We present the Quality Feedback Loop (QFL) process to be
integrated in software development processes to control the complete QR
life-cycle, from elicitation to validation. As a result of the implementation
of QFL in Softeam, Modelio's team members highlight the benefits of integrating
a data analytics tool with their project planning tool and the fact that
project managers can control the whole process making the final decisions.
Conclusions: Practitioners can benefit from the integration of software
analytics tools as part of their software development toolchain to control
software quality. The implementation of QFL promotes quality in the
organization and the integration of software analytics and project planning
tools also improves the communication between teams.
