
Software Failure Risk
Measurement and Management
Susan A. Sherer(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 24. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 276 pages
978-1-4613-6316-3 (ISBN)
Description
The author here presents a detailed explanation of the methodolgy of software reliablity evaluation, and then demonstrates its applications to a commercial loan system, a funds transfer security system, and a payables processing system. Her well-written, practical text enables users to design original software modules, as well as to critically assess commercial software products.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XII, 276 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-6316-3 (9781461363163)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-3020-6
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Book
01/1993
1st Edition
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
€96.00
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Content
I. Understanding Software Failure Risk.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Risk Analysis and Management: Tools and Techniques.- 3 Software Failure Risk: What It is and What It is Not.- II. Software Failure Risk Measurement.- 4 A Methodology for Software Failure Risk Measurement.- 5 Applying the Methodology to a Commercial Loan System.- 6 Applying the Methodology to a Funds-Transfer Security System.- 7 Applying the Methodology to a Payables Processing System..- III. Software Failure Risk Management.- 8 Software Requirements and Design.- 9 Software Testing.- 10 Software Maintenance.- 11 Software Purchase.- Appendixes.- Appendix A Fault Prediction Methods.- A.1. Software Fault Introduction.- A.2. Fault Prediction Taxonomy.- A.3. Summary of Research Results.- A.4. Discussion of Literature: Implications for Future Research.- A.5. Conclusions.- References.- Appendix B Mathematical Derivations.- B.1. Bayesian Estimators.- B.2. Prior Distribution of Number of Faults.- Reference.- Appendix C Hazard Consequence Assessment: Assumptions and Calculations.- C.1. Commercial Loan System.- C.2. Funds-Transfer Security System.- C.3. Payables Processing System.