• DocumentCode
    2983807
  • Title

    Software quality and productivity at AT&T Bell Laboratories

  • Author

    Fuchs, E. ; Chappell, S.G.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3-6 Jan 1989
  • Firstpage
    330
  • Abstract
    Bell Labs´ software development paradigm is based on the practice of total quality control. This is a framework in which quality of the development (and other) processes is used as the driver for product quality, efficiency, cost, commitment, and employee and customer satisfaction. The authors discuss some tools and enhanced languages that have been found to be valuable. The quality metrics used and the results obtained with this approach are also considered
  • Keywords
    high level languages; quality control; software reliability; software tools; customer satisfaction; enhanced languages; product efficiency; product quality; quality metrics; software development paradigm; software quality; total quality control; Algorithm design and analysis; Control systems; Guidelines; Information analysis; Inspection; Productivity; Quality function deployment; Quality management; Software quality; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences, 1989. Vol.II: Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kailua-Kona, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-1912-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.1989.48008
  • Filename
    48008