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Vorträge der Jahrestagung 1972 DGOR / Papers of the Annual Meeting 1972 pp 395–422Cite as

Assessment of Software Reliability

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This paper discusses methods for and problems in achieving reliability of large-scale software systems. Comparative studies were made of a U. S. Air Force software project, a NASA software project, and a commercial software project. Software development and test management procedures which lead to software reliability are analyzed. The underlying premise is that software reliability must be designed into the system from the outset using a systems approach. The systems approach to achieving software reliability requires (1) understanding of the total software development and test life cycle, (2) identification of conventional and extended conventional test techniques for precision validation testing of applications programs, and (3) allocation of resources in a cost- and performance-effective manner, in advance, over the entire development period.

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  1. Los Angeles, USA

    G. J. Schick

  2. Redondo Beach, USA

    R. W. Wolverton

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  1. Institut für Unternehmensforschung, Universität Hamburg, 2 Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 9, Deutschland

    H. Jacob Prof. Dr.

  2. Universität Hamburg, 2 Hamburg 13, Von-Melle-Park 9, Deutschland

    D. B. Pressmar Dr., PD

  3. AEG-Telefunken, Abt. Produktionsplanung, 6 Frankfurt, AEG-Hochhaus, Deutschland

    H. Todt Dr.

  4. Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensforschung, Technischen Hochschule Aachen, 51 Aachen, Templergraben 55, Deutschland

    H.-J. Zimmermann Prof. Dr.

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Schick, G.J., Wolverton, R.W. (1973). Assessment of Software Reliability. In: Jacob, H., Pressmar, D.B., Todt, H., Zimmermann, HJ. (eds) Vorträge der Jahrestagung 1972 DGOR / Papers of the Annual Meeting 1972. Proceedings in Operations Research, vol 1972. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99746-4_30

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