Defect Metrics, Inspections, and Testing: Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later

Posted December 31, 2000 | Technology |

A Story of Baptism by Defects

As I described in last month's ITMS, in a past life I was once "baptized" into the world of software by a mentor who put me in charge of integrated test planning on a critical leg of a US $750-million project. It was a hapless job.

About The Author
Michael Mah
Michael Mah is Managing Partner of QSM Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in software measurement, project estimation, and "in-flight" control for both inhouse and outsourced/offshore development. QSM has developed and maintains one of the largest databases of more than 7,500 completed projects collected worldwide, with productivity statistics and trends on cost, schedule, and quality from more than 500 organizations and 18 countries. With… Read More
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