A multi-attribute approach for release time and reliability trend analysis of a Software

International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-254

  Singh, Ompal ^a   Kapur, P K ^b   Anand, Adarsh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Multi attribute utility theory (MAUT); Release time problem; Reliability trend analysis; Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMMERCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE TESTING;

BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS; COMPETITIVE EDGES; FAILURE INTENSITY; MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY; OPTIMIZATION CRITERIA; RELEASE TIME; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE; TREND ANALYSIS;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 84868624856     PISSN: 09756809     EISSN: 09764348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13198-012-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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