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Index

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R charts
RAD (rapid application development) 2nd
Ramsay County, Minnesota justice system case study
rapid application development (RAD) 2nd
ratings, IT portfolio alignment
Rational Unified Process (RUP) 2nd
ratios
Raytheon Electronic System [See RES (Raytheon Electronic Systems) case study.]
recursively
reduced multifactorial studies
Refined Hierarchical Analysis
regression analysis
regression testing 2nd
reliability 2nd
     causes of software unreliability
     challenges of
     compared to validity
     definition of
     Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Initiative
     overview of
     resources
     software quality attributes
     software versus hardware
     software versus manufactured products
reporting CoSQ 2nd
repositories, managing
requirements 2nd
RES (Raytheon Electronic Systems) case study 2nd
     CoSQ costs and benefits
     CoSQ data gathering
     CoSQ institutionalization
     CoSQ model
     CoSQ tracking
     difficulties encountered
     implications of
     lessons learned
     predictability
     productivity
     rework cost savings
     ROI results
     software improvement initiative
     software quality
resistance to 5S
resistance to change
resources, wasting on inconsequential issues
Return on Equity (ROE)
return on investment
Return on Quality Investments (ROQI)
reuse environments, ABC (Activity-Based Costing)
reusing code
reward systems
     5S implementation
     creating
     rewards and incentives for change
rework attributes
rework cost savings (RES case study)
RGNQA award
risk assessment
     additional resources
     discussion questions and projects
    FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
         concept/architectural FMEA
         definition of
         design FMEA
         effects of failure
         failure modes 2nd
         failure probability, estimating
         failure severity, estimating
         FMEA analysis worksheet
         FMECA
         occurrence rating system
         overview of
         severity rating system
         sources of failure
         step-by-step process
         upstream application
     Internet exercises
     IT portfolio alignment
     key points
     review questions
    risk assignment and evaluation during
         DFTS process
    SFTA (Software Failure Tree Analysis)
         failure trees, building
         hazards
         overview of 2nd
         sample graph
robust design
     additional resources
     discussion questions and projects
     Internet exercises
     key points
     overview of
     review questions
     Robust Software Development Model (RSDM)
    software reliability
         causes of software unreliability
         challenges of
         nature of trustworthiness
         overview of
         software quality attributes
         software versus hardware reliability
         software versus manufactured products
    Taguchi Methods
         advice from Dr. Taguchi
         consistent performance, achieving
         Deming's 14 points for management
         design objectives
         development of
         noise
         offline quality control
         orthogonal arrays
         parameter design 2nd
         quality engineering methodology
         quality loss
         quality loss function (QLF)
         quality philosophy
         robust design strategies
         signal-to-noise ratio
         signals
         system design 2nd
         Taguchi, Genichi
         tolerance design 2nd
     traditional quality control limitations
robust optimization
robust software
     definition of
     end user input
     requirements
     software specification process
Robust Software Development Model (RSDM) 2nd 3rd
     components of
     development model
ROE (Return on Equity)
ROI (return on investment)
roles
     CEOs
     CQC (corporate quality council)
     CQO (Chief Quality Officer)
     ECs (Executive Champions)
     PLs (Project Leaders)
     software engineers
Rolls Royce, Supermarine Spitfire case study
root causes
ROQI (Return on Quality Investments) 2nd
roubest design
Round-Tripping software development model
RSDM (Robust Software Development Model) 2nd 3rd
RTOS design verification case study
Rubbermaid, QFD (Quality Function Deployment)
run charts
RUP (Rational Unified Process) 2nd