A process model for decision based software development

Author

Wild, Chris ; Mal, Kurt ; Dong, Jinghuan ; Hu, Guorong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

15-17 Oct 1991

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

51

Abstract

A process model for software maintenance using the decision-based software development (DBSD) paradigm is described. The DBSD paradigm models the process of software development and maintenance as a continuous problem-solving activity where the decision is the focal point. An important aspect of this process is the preparation for perfective and corrective maintenance by identifying conditional decisions whose validation depends on experience with the production system. Validation requires the instrumentation of the production system to collect data which will support or refute the decision. The authors discuss the instrumenting of a prototype DBSD support environment to collect data to validate the proposed process model. Also given are the results of some preliminary data

Keywords

decision support systems; problem solving; programming; software maintenance; DBSD paradigm; conditional decisions; continuous problem-solving activity; corrective maintenance; decision-based software development; process model; prototype DBSD support environment; software development; software maintenance; Computer science; Life testing; Problem-solving; Process design; Productivity; Programming; Reliability engineering; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Maintenance, 1991., Proceedings. Conference on

Conference_Location

Sorrento

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2325-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSM.1991.160305

Filename

160305