A New Assurance Technology for Computer Software.
Abstract
The high cost (both direct and indirect) and poor reliability of computer software have become subjects of major concern to members of the military and business communities. They recognize that computer software has become big business. Annual expenditures for software are excessive, and are expected to increase in the future. Yet, the current literature is filled with horror stories attributing large cost overruns and system failures directly to poor management policies and inadequate quality control procedures that are presently applied to software developments. Many software practitioners recognize these problems exist and are now attempting to do something about them. The first steps they're taking in their attack on the problem are aimed at introducing sound management and engineering practices to the art of computer programming. Some of the combatants are drawing from their product-assurance experience to develop a new assurance technology for computer software. The objective of this paper is to explain what this new assurance technology is all about.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA020483
Entities
People
- D. J. Reifer
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation