Title :
Practical applications of statistical process control [in software development projects]
Author :
Weller, Edward E.
Author_Institution :
Bull HN Inf. Syst., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Applying quantitative methods such as statistical process control (SPC) to software development projects can provide a positive cost-benefit return. The authors used SPC on inspection and test data to assess product quality during testing and to predict post-shipment product quality for a major software release
Keywords :
cost-benefit analysis; inspection; program testing; project management; quality control; software development management; software metrics; software quality; statistical process control; cost-benefit return; inspection data; major software release; post-shipment product quality prediction; software development projects; software product quality assessment; software quality measurement; software testing; statistical process control; test data; Application software; Density measurement; Information systems; Inspection; Marine vehicles; Process control; Software measurement; Software quality; Software testing; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
