Abstract
This paper describes the use of Shewhart U charts for controlling software quality while the software is under development. A parallel between the software development process and a complex manufacturing process is developed. This allows the use of statistical control charts to monitor the software development process. The general approach is to let observed defect data represent a sample of the true but unknown state of the entire software project. Software quality data so obtained can be used to derive a meaningful statistical interpretation of the state of the development project. Based upon this interpretation management can take action to improve the overall software quality while in the development stages.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 15-20 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Quality and Reliability Engineering International |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Process control
- Quality control
- Software defect rates
- Software quality
- U‐charts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Management Science and Operations Research