A Metrics-Guided Framework for Cost and Quality Management of Component-Based Software

Abstract

The growing reliance on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components for large-scale projects has introduced a new paradigm in software engineering, requiring the design of new software development methods and business processes. Large-scale component reuse leads to savings in development resources, but increases the system's vulnerability to risks arising from third-party development, as well as integration difficulties, performance constraints, and incompatibility of components from multiple vendors. The framework discussed in this chapter aims to alleviate quality concerns for COTS-based systems by using software metrics to accurately quantify factors contributing to the overall quality of a component-based system, guiding quality and risk management by identifying and eliminating sources of risk. Tradeoffs between cost and quality in a component-based system are discussed, as well as analytical techniques and formal models for cost and quality decisions.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

COTS; Growing Reliance; Large Scale Component Reuse; Quality Management; Markov Decision Process; Software Quality; Software Development Process; Software Metrics

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-3540405030; 978-3540450641

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0302-9743; 1611-3349

Document Type

Book - Chapter

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2003 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2003

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