A software system evaluation framework

Author

Boloix, Germinal ; Robillard, Pierre N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

28

Issue

12

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

26

Abstract

The objective of a software system evaluation framework is to assess the quality and sophistication of software from different points of view. The framework explicitly links process and product aspects with the ultimate utility of systems and it provides a basic set of attributes to characterize the important dimensions of software systems. We describe such a framework and its levels of categorization, and we analyze examples of project classifications. Then we draw some conclusions and present ideas for further research. This evaluation framework assesses a software system´s quality by consolidating the viewpoints of producers, operators, users, managers, and stakeholders

Keywords

software performance evaluation; software quality; project classifications; software performance evaluation; software products; software quality; software system evaluation framework; Capability maturity model; Costs; Decision making; Feedback; Personnel; Productivity; Quality awards; Software quality; Software systems; Total quality management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.476196

Filename

476196