Quality specification and metrication, results from a case-study in a mission-critical software domain

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-490

  Trienekens, Jos J M ^a   Kusters, Rob J ^a   Brussel, Dennis C ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Automation of Mission Critical Systems Force Vision   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AHP; ISO 9126; Metrication; Prioritization; Software quality; Specification

Indexed keywords

CAMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SPECIFICATIONS; STANDARDS; WARSHIPS;

AHP; ISO 9126; METRICATION; PRIORITIZATION; SOFTWARE QUALITY;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 77956057048     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-010-9101-z     Document Type: Article

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