Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering (2nd Edition)

ISBN: 0201729156
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2001
Pages: 176

Authors: Stephen H. Kan

BUY ON AMAZON

What Is Software Quality?

• Quality: Popular Views
• Quality: Professional Views
• Software Quality
• Total Quality Management
• Summary

Software Development Process Models

• Software Development Process Models
• The Waterfall Development Model
• The Prototyping Approach
• The Spiral Model
• The Iterative Development Process Model
• The Object-Oriented Development Process
• The Cleanroom Methodology
• The Defect Prevention Process
• Process Maturity Framework and Quality Standards

Fundamentals of Measurement Theory

• Fundamentals of Measurement Theory
• Definition, Operational Definition, and Measurement
• Level of Measurement
• Some Basic Measures
• Reliability and Validity
• Measurement Errors
• Be Careful with Correlation
• Criteria for Causality

Software Quality Metrics Overview

• Software Quality Metrics Overview
• Product Quality Metrics
• In-Process Quality Metrics
• Metrics for Software Maintenance
• Examples of Metrics Programs
• Collecting Software Engineering Data

Applying the Seven Basic Quality Tools in Software Development

• Applying the Seven Basic Quality Tools in Software Development
• Ishikawas Seven Basic Tools
• Checklist
• Pareto Diagram
• Histogram
• Run Charts
• Scatter Diagram
• Control Chart
• Cause-and-Effect Diagram
• Relations Diagram

Defect Removal Effectiveness

• Defect Removal Effectiveness
• Literature Review
• A Closer Look at Defect Removal Effectiveness
• Defect Removal Effectiveness and Quality Planning
• Cost Effectiveness of Phase Defect Removal
• Defect Removal Effectiveness and Process Maturity Level

The Rayleigh Model

• The Rayleigh Model
• Reliability Models
• The Rayleigh Model
• Basic Assumptions
• Implementation
• Reliability and Predictive Validity

Exponential Distribution and Reliability Growth Models

• Exponential Distribution and Reliability Growth Models
• The Exponential Model
• Reliability Growth Models
• Model Assumptions
• Criteria for Model Evaluation
• Modeling Process
• Test Compression Factor
• Estimating the Distribution of Total Defects over Time

Quality Management Models

• Quality Management Models
• The Rayleigh Model Framework
• Code Integration Pattern
• The PTR Submodel
• The PTR Arrival and Backlog Projection Model
• Reliability Growth Models
• Criteria for Model Evaluation
• In-Process Metrics and Reports
• Orthogonal Defect Classification

In-Process Metrics for Software Testing

• In-Process Metrics for Software Testing
• In-Process Metrics for Software Testing
• In-Process Metrics and Quality Management
• Possible Metrics for Acceptance Testing to Evaluate Vendor-Developed Software
• How Do You Know Your Product Is Good Enough to Ship?

Complexity Metrics and Models

• Complexity Metrics and Models
• Lines of Code
• Halsteads Software Science
• Cyclomatic Complexity
• Syntactic Constructs
• Structure Metrics
• An Example of Module Design Metrics in Practice

Metrics and Lessons Learned for Object-Oriented Projects

• Metrics and Lessons Learned for Object-Oriented Projects
• Object-Oriented Concepts and Constructs
• Design and Complexity Metrics
• Productivity Metrics
• Quality and Quality Management Metrics
• Lessons Learned from OO Projects

Availability Metrics

• Availability Metrics
• 1 Definition and Measurements of System Availability
• Reliability, Availability, and Defect Rate
• Collecting Customer Outage Data for Quality Improvement

Measuring and Analyzing Customer Satisfaction

• Measuring and Analyzing Customer Satisfaction
• Customer Satisfaction Surveys
• Analyzing Satisfaction Data
• Satisfaction with Company
• How Good Is Good Enough

Conducting In-Process Quality Assessments

• Conducting In-Process Quality Assessments
• The Preparation Phase
• The Evaluation Phase
• The Summarization Phase
• Recommendations and Risk Mitigation

Conducting Software Project Assessments

• Conducting Software Project Assessments
• Audit and Assessment
• Software Process Maturity Assessment and Software Project Assessment
• Software Process Assessment Cycle
• A Proposed Software Project Assessment Method

Dos and Donts of Software Process Improvement

• Dos and Donts of Software Process Improvement
• Measuring Process Maturity
• Measuring Process Capability
• Staged versus Continuous Debating Religion
• Measuring Levels Is Not Enough
• Establishing the Alignment Principle
• Take Time Getting Faster
• Keep It Simple or Face Decomplexification
• Measuring the Value of Process Improvement
• Measuring Process Adoption
• Measuring Process Compliance
• Celebrate the Journey, Not Just the Destination

Using Function Point Metrics to Measure Software Process Improvements

• Using Function Point Metrics to Measure Software Process Improvements
• Software Process Improvement Sequences
• Process Improvement Economics
• Measuring Process Improvements at Activity Levels

Concluding Remarks

• Concluding Remarks
• Data Quality Control
• Getting Started with a Software Metrics Program
• Software Quality Engineering Modeling
• Statistical Process Control in Software Development

A Project Assessment Questionnaire

• A Project Assessment Questionnaire