Software inspection benchmarking - A qualitative and quantitative comparative opportunity

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 118-127

  Wohlin, C ^a   Aurum, A ^b   Petersson, H ^c   Shull, F ^d   Ciolkowski, M ^e  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Australia; Best practices; Engines; Inspection; Postal services; Program processors; Programming; Quality management; Software quality; USA Councils

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; POSTAL SERVICES; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AUSTRALIA; BEST PRACTICES; INSPECTION PROCESS; REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS; SOFTWARE INSPECTION; SOFTWARE PRACTITIONERS; SOFTWARE QUALITY; USA COUNCILS;

INSPECTION;

EID: 84948452093     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2002.1011331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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