Optimal allocation and control problems for software-testing resources

Author

Ohtera, Hiroshi ; Yamada, Shigeru

Author_Institution

Okayama Univ. of Sci., Japan

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1990

fDate

6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

171

Lastpage

176

Abstract

Two kinds of software-testing management problems are considered: testing-resource allocation to best use specified testing resources during module testing, and a testing-resource control problem concerning how to spend the allocated amount of testing-resource expenditures during it. A software reliability growth model based on a nonhomogeneous Poisson process is introduced. The model describes the time-dependent behavior of software errors detected and testing-resource expenditures spent during the testing. The optimal allocation and control of testing resources among software modules can improve reliability and shorten the testing stage. Based on the model, numerical examples of these two software testing management problems are presented

Keywords

program testing; software reliability; nonhomogeneous Poisson process; numerical examples; optimal allocation; software reliability growth model; software-testing management problems; testing-resource allocation; testing-resource control; testing-resource expenditures; Optimal control; Programming; Quality management; Resource management; Software development management; Software quality; Software reliability; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Reliability, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9529

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/24.55878

Filename

55878