Software Quality Trends
Franco et al state that there are the 4 R's with regards to trends in Software Quality Assurance i ; Risk ROI Regulations and Compliance Rich Customer Experience ROI is defined as “ Return on Investment” this term is borrowed directly from the financial industry and refers to how much of a return is gained from a given investment. ii ROI is calculated using the following formula: ROI = (Investment Gain - Investment Cost)/ Investment Cost) The ROI of Software Quality Assurance can be calculated by utilizing COCOMO based estimations iii . Basic COCOMO utilized thousands of lines of code as a base metric of calculation; it also has only three classes of Software Project team size: Organic Small teams with extensive experience and non-rigid requirements Semi-Detached Medium sized mixed teams with mixed experience and rigid requirements Embedded Tight Constraints such as hardware or operational environments Basic Equations are as follows: Effort Applied in Man-Months: where KLO...