Software verification and validation for practitioners and managers / Steve Rakitin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rakitin, Steven R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Validation.

Computer software.

Computer software--Verification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Artech House, c2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

A concise and practical introduction to the basic principles of effective software verification and validation (V & V). This revised edition includes five new chapters and five new appendices focused on management techniques to make your company's software V & V efforts more cost-effective.

Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

Software in Perspective

Software Development Life-Cycle Models

Software Development Process

Economic Justification

Overview of Software Verification Activities

The Inspection Process

Applying the Inspection Process

Software Quality Metrics

Configuration Management

Overview of Software Validation Activities

Testing

Validation Metrics

Software Reliability Growth

Predictable Software Development

Motivation for Becoming Predictable

Balancing Quality, Features, and Schedule

Accurate Estimating and Scheduling

Balancing People, Process, and Product

Managing Commitment and Risk

Appendix A. Inspection Roles and Responsibilities

Appendix B.A Sample Inspection Process

Appendix C. Inspection Process Forms

Appendix D. Inspection Checklists

Appendix E. Attributes of Good Requirements Specifications

Appendix F. Sample Criteria for Selecting Modules for Code Inspection

Appendix G. Sample Software Development Process Based on the Waterfall Model

Appendix H. Document Outlines

Appendix I. Test Cases for the Triangle Program

Appendix J. Software Reliability Models

Appendix K. The Yellow Sticky Method

Appendix L. Software Development Best Practices

Appendix M. Software Quality Best Practices

Appendix N. Project Postmortems

Appendix O. Root-Cause Analysis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 366) and index.

ISBN:

1-58053-473-2

OCLC:

475973996