Capers Jones - Software Quality in 2005: A survey of the state of the art

May 5, 2005

Location: EE/CS Building, Room 3-230

Thursday, 
May 5, 2004
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:15 start for meeting.

Note: Not the standard room

EE/CS Building
Room 3-230
Minneapolis, MN

Room 3-230 is located in the “right wing” of the EE/CS Building.

Very easy to find, consult the map link below.

Directions:   
A map is available at http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EE/CSci/
Check out the detailed map under the “close up” button.


This Month’s Meeting:

Program Manager: TBD

Topic: Software Quality in 2005:  A Survey of the State of the Art
Speaker:  Capers Jones. Chief Scientist, Software Productivity Research LLC
 
Abstract:     
Software quality is a topic of importance throughout the world.  Unfortunately software quality assurance groups are often understaffed for the work at hand, and also undercapitalized and under equipped.  This presentation attempts to cover the known factors which influence software quality results, including methodologies, tools, and staffing levels.

The presentation provides empirical data on the impact of major quality approaches, such as the six-sigma approach, clean-room methods, ISO certification, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) capability (CMM) level concept, and other topics that can impact overall quality levels by as much as 1%.

The presentation also highlights the quality assurance organization structures, tools used, and methods used within companies that have demonstrated exceptional quality results in their delivered software.

The presentation utilizes the function point metric for quantifying quality results.  U.S. software averages about 5 defects per function point, with about 85% of these being removed prior to delivery.  Empirical data is provided on software quality levels in a number of industries, and in the major industrialized countries.

Capers Jones is founder and chief scientist of Software Productivity Research LLC.  SPR was founded in 1984 and is a leading company in the topics of software quality and cost estimation, software assessments, and software benchmarking.

Before founding SPR, Mr. Jones background includes 12 years at IBM, including five years in software quality assurance.  He was also assistant director of applied software technology at the ITT Programming Technology Center in Stratford, Connecticut.

Mr. Jones is a well known author who has written 12 books and hundreds of journal articles.  His best known books include Applied Software Measurement, Software Quality: Analysis and Guidelines for Success, and Software Assessments, Benchmarks, and Best Practices.

The following files related to this presentation are available for download:

Presentation slides
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Paper: Software Engineering-The State of the Art in 2005
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