Software Data Collection Study. Volume I. Summary and Conclusions.

Abstract

The burgeoning costs of software development have centered research interest in software methodology, project productivity and program reliability. However, such research is hindered by the lack of standard, reliable data for an adequate sample of software projects upon which to base conclusions. RADC proposes to establish a repository in which software development data may be accumulated; this study was conducted to generate recommendations concerning a data collection systems for that repository. The objective of the study was to investigate: Data collection problems; Data requirements for productivity, software reliability and cost studies; Data entry/data management interface; Specifications for a software data collection and reporting system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036115

Entities

People

  • M. C. Finfer
  • M. P. Templeton
  • N. E. Willmorth

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Transmission
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.