Title :
Gauging software readiness with defect tracking
Author :
McConnell, Steve
Author_Institution :
Construx Software Builders, Bellevue, WA, USA
Abstract :
In the competitive commercial software market, companies feel compelled to release software the moment it is ready. Their task is treacherous, treading the line between releasing poor quality software early and high quality software late, Finding a sound answer to the question: “is the software good enough to release now?” can be critical to a company´s survival. That answer is, sometimes based on gut instinct, but several techniques can put this judgment on firmer footing
Keywords :
DP industry; program debugging; program testing; software development management; competitive commercial software market; defect pooling; defect tracking; high quality software; poor quality software; software defect density; software readiness; Density measurement; Marine vehicles; Quality assurance; Software quality; Target tracking; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
