Evidence-Based Guidelines to Defect Causal Analysis

Default causal analysis (DCA) or defect prevention is required by higher-maturity-level software development processes such as the Brazilian Software Process Improvement Reference Model and Capability Maturity Model Integration. The authors ask and answer questions about implementing it in lower-maturity organizations. In the related web extra entitled “Evidence-Based Guidelines on Defect Causal Analysis,” authors Marcos Kalinowski, David N. Card, and Guilherme H. Travassos discuss the basics of research protocol.