Recent work in applying causal modeling (Bayesian networks) to software engineering has resulted in improved decision support systems for software project managers. Once the causa...
Peter Hearty, Norman E. Fenton, Martin Neil, Patri...
1 In this paper we characterize and model the cost of rework in a Component Factory (CF) organization. A CF is responsible for developing and packaging reusable software components...
Victor R. Basili, Steven E. Condon, Khaled El Emam...
The proliferation of smart spaces and emergence of new standards, such as Web Services, have paved the way for a new breed of software systems. Often the complete functional and Qo...
This paper describes a reference model for open source software (OSS) processes and its application towards discovering such processes from OSS project artifacts. This reference mo...
Estimating remaining defects or failures in software can help test managers make release decisions during testing. Several methods exist to estimate defect content, among them a v...