Defining the decision factors for managing defects: A technical debt perspective

2012 3rd International Workshop on Managing Technical Debt, MTD 2012 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 54-60

  Snipes, Will ^a   Robinson, Brian ^a   Guo, Yuepu ^b   Seaman, Carolyn ^b  

^a ABB INC   (United States)

^b Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

decision factors; defect costs; defects; Technical debt

Indexed keywords

COST AND BENEFITS; DECISION FACTORS; DECISION PROCESS; FINANCIAL ASPECTS; LONG-TERM OUTCOME; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SOFTWARE CHANGE; SOFTWARE PROJECT; SOFTWARE TEAMS; TECHNICAL DEBT;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84864135572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MTD.2012.6226001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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