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How Much Software Quality Investment Is Enough: A Value-Based Approach
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2006.127September/October 2006 (vol. 23 no. 5) pp. 88-95
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LiGuo Huang, University of Southern California
Barry Boehm, University of Southern California
A classical problem facing many software projects is determining when to stop testing and release the product for use. Risk analysis helps address this issue by balancing the risk exposure of doing too little with the risk exposure of doing too much. A quantitative approach based on the COCOMO II cost-estimation model and the COQUALMO quality-estimation model helps answer the question, "How much software quality investment is enough?" The authors use the models and some representative empirical data to assess the relative payoff of value-based testing as compared to value-neutral testing. They include examples of the approach's use under differing value profiles.
Index Terms:
software quality, software risk assessment, software cost/schedule estimation, software testing, cost-benefit analysis, value-based software engineering, COCOMO, COQUALMO
Citation:
LiGuo Huang, Barry Boehm, "How Much Software Quality Investment Is Enough: A Value-Based Approach," IEEE Software, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 88-95, Sep./Oct. 2006, doi:10.1109/MS.2006.127
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