DocumentCode
3156805
Title
The management of uncertainty in software development
Author
Luqi ; Cooke, D.
Author_Institution
US Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
fYear
1992
fDate
21-25 Sep 1992
Firstpage
381
Lastpage
386
Abstract
There are at least two different kinds of uncertainty in software development. Both are centered around software specification. The first type has to do with the uncertainty as to whether or not a given description is truly a specification of the software to be developed. The second type of uncertainty has to do with the lifetime of a valid specification. Most programs have parts that are a mixture of the two types. A high-level view of both types of uncertainty in specification is presented to explain the problems inherent in software development and maintenance. The view supports the need for prototyping throughout software development and maintenance
Keywords
software engineering; uncertainty handling; lifetime; maintenance; management of uncertainty; prototyping; software development; software specification; Costs; Heart; Milling machines; Programming; Prototypes; Software development management; Software maintenance; Software prototyping; Software systems; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1992. COMPSAC '92. Proceedings., Sixteenth Annual International
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN
0-8186-3000-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPSAC.1992.217575
Filename
217575
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