Patent ID: 8352904
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for modeling early defect removal, comprising: selecting a first set of software development practices to model as a baseline plan, wherein each of the software development practices has an associated defect removal efficiency (DRE) and is associated with development phases of a software development cycle, wherein the development phases include: requirement generation, design, code, development test, functional verification test, system verification test, and field support; selecting a second set of the software development practices to model as a to be plan, wherein each of the software development practices has a configurable DRE for the to be plan; calculating, by a computer processor, defect removal in each of the development phases for the baseline plan and the to be plan as a function of the DRE values, wherein the DRE for each of the software development practices including a default median value and is independently configurable for the baseline plan and the to be plan; adjusting configuration settings for the to be plan to shift an amount of the defect removal earlier in the development phases of the to be plan as compared to the baseline plan; and simultaneously outputting a graphical representation of effects of the to be plan as compared to the baseline plan.