Patent ID: 6895577
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system for determining the risk of not testing a computer program based on a plurality of factors for evaluating risk, the system comprising: a combination tool subsystem configured to accept as an input the plurality of factors, generate values for the plurality of factors based upon testing data regarding the computer program, and combine the values for the plurality of factors into a factor data set; and a risk evaluation tool subsystem configured to evaluate the risk of the computer program based on the factor data set and output a risk metric, wherein the risk metric is a value and wherein the value falls within one of a first range and a second range, the first range indicating presence of a first factor for evaluating risk, and the second range indicating presence of a second factor for evaluating risk, wherein the range that the risk metric falls within further indicates a highest priority factor of said plurality of factors.