Choosing reliability growth model for open source software (new article review)

Choosing reliability growth model for open source software, online first from IEEE Computer

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Predicting the number of unknown defects has always been an important problem to solve. A lot has been done in the area and a lot will be done before the problem is solved.

This paper highlights different types of reliability models (e.g. Convex, Concave) and how to choose between them for open source projects. It’s a magazine article so it reads nicely and gives useful pointers. Recommended as Friday evening reading:)

Agile metrics, Software Engineering Institute, review

Agile metrics in technology acquisition
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Recently the Software Engineering Institute has published an interesting article on the use of Agile metrics in DoD contracts. They have defined a few metrics of interest:

    • Velocity – volume of work accomplished in a specified period of time
    • Sprint Burn-Down – progress for the development team during a sprint
    • Release Burn-Up – release readiness metrics

The report recognizes a number of advanced metrics and discusses their use and relation to the DoD standards, which makes a nice reading.

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