Index_P

P

paper documentation

bugs and, 34

defined, 385

impediment to software quality, 33-34

quality assurance and, 23-24, 33

path analysis. See also applied path analysis

analytical methods, test inventory and, 144

case statements, 264-265

branch coverage, 267-268

linear independence, 265-267

statement coverage, 267

defined, 385

key trap tool, 261

linear independence, 263-264

logic flow map and, 274-276

Maze of the Minotaur legend, 257-272

number of paths in system, 272-273

equations for calculation, 277-280

logic flow map, 274-276

TIPs, 273

one-hand-on-the-wall method, 261

required decisions, 268-272

string trail and, 262

TIPs, 273

path dependencies, 310-311

path-dependent functions, 385

paths

application function paths, 296

data-dependent, data analysis and, 314-315

defined, 385

exercising, risk criteria and, 254

recording, test estimation process, 308-309

PDRs (Project Development Requirement), billing system inventory, structured RAD, 153

peer reviews. See reviews

percent function coverage, 385

performance, 51-55

defined, 385

metrics for measuring, 122-125

MITs method and, 79

performance testing, 385

persuasion, argument and, 59-60

physical quantity, 385

plan-driven

defined, 377

test efforts, MITs for, 86-87

planning

bug reports and, 129

diagnostics and, 129

management and, 129

MITs method and, 78-79

re-creating problems, 130-131

sizing worksheet, 247

status tracking and, 129

test coverage and, 129

test effort, 130-132

worksheets and, 131-132

PowerPoint, test inventories and, 187, 188-189

predictions, science and, 49

preliminary inventory from Web project, 158-160

process, defined, 385

processes, defined, 386

product failures

bugs and, 110

number of, 113-114

product maturity, quality and, 31-32

production system monitoring, 386

products, testability, 131

professional engineers, 51

profit, quality and, 35

programmatic paths, 386

project inventory, sample, 372

project management, risk analysis and, 213-217

projects, integration, multiple development methodologies, 90

proprietary, 386

publishing assumptions, risk analysis and, 209

pure art, 50