Defect Detection and Removal Estimation

Event Abstract

In many companies, a significant amount of a project's development effort and time is spent in an attempt to find and repair defects. There is a strong relationship between the number of defects that are discovered and repaired during the project's verification phases and the effort required for these phases, however, this relationship is not often explicitly considered when producing project effort estimates.

This presentation will discuss a method for using historical project information to extend your estimation process to include defect detection and removal estimates, in addition to size, effort and cost estimates. By explicitly identifying defect detection and removal targets, managers can more accurately estimate the effort and time required to complete product verification.

In addition to improving effort and schedule estimates, this process allows managers to quantitatively demonstrate the quality impacts of changes to the project's parameters.

Speaker Bio

Melanie Paquette is a project manager specializing in process improvement with Alcatel Canada. She has 10 years experience in the fields of software development, testing, quality management and auditing, and project management.

Who Should Attend

Software managers and developers interested in improving the quality and predictability of their deliverables
Project managers
Quality managers
Process improvement specialists
By Attending This Event You Will

Learn how to use historical data to help plan future projects
Improve quality and schedule predictability using your own data
Extend your estimation process to include defect detection and removal estimates