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of defect severity levels |
|
7.13 |
|
||||
|
64 |
Formal SQA team |
|
|
|
7.10 |
|
|
|
65 |
Inspections (test materials) |
|
|
7.04 |
|
||
|
66 |
Automated requirements analysis |
|
7.00 |
|
|||
|
67 |
DMAIC |
|
|
|
|
7.00 |
|
|
68 |
Reusable construction plans |
|
|
7.00 |
|
||
|
69 |
Reusable HELP information |
|
|
7.00 |
|
||
|
70 |
Reusable test scripts |
|
|
|
7.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Good Practices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71 |
Rational Unified Process (RUP) |
|
6.98 |
|
|||
|
72 |
Automated deployment support |
|
|
6.87 |
|
||
|
73 |
Automated cyclomatic complexity analysis |
6.83 |
|
||||
|
74 |
Forensic analysis of cancelled projects |
|
6.83 |
|
|||
|
75 |
Reusable reference manuals |
|
|
6.83 |
|
||
|
76 |
Automated documentation tools |
|
|
6.79 |
|
||
|
77 |
Capability Maturity Model (CMMI Level 5) |
6.79 |
|
||||
|
78 |
Annual training (technical staff) |
|
|
6.67 |
|
||
|
79 |
Metrics conversion (automated) |
|
|
6.67 |
|
||
|
80 |
Change review boards |
|
|
6.62 |
|
||
|
81 |
Formal Governance |
|
|
|
6.58 |
|
|
|
82 |
Automated test library control |
|
|
6.50 |
|
||
|
83 |
Formal scope management |
|
|
6.50 |
|
||
|
84 |
Annual training (managers) |
|
|
6.33 |
|
||
|
85 |
Dashboard-style status reports |
|
|
6.33 |
|
||
|
86 |
Extreme programming (XP) |
|
|
6.28 |
|
||
|
87 |
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) |
|
6.26 |
|
|||
|
88 |
Automated requirements tracing |
|
6.25 |
|
|||
|
89 |
Total cost of ownership (TCO) measures |
6.18 |
|
||||
|
90 |
Automated performance analysis |
|
6.17 |
|
|||
|
91 |
Baselines for process improvement |
|
6.17 |
|
|||
|
92 |
Use cases |
|
|
|
6.17 |
|
|
|
93 |
Automated test case generation |
|
|
6.00 |
|
||
|
94 |
User satisfaction surveys |
|
|
6.00 |
|
||
|
95 |
Formal project office |
|
|
|
5.88 |
|
|
|
96 |
Automated modeling/simulation |
|
|
5.83 |
|
||
|
97 |
Certification (six sigma) |
|
|
5.83 |
|
||
|
98 |
Outsourcing (maintenance => CMMI 3) |
5.83 |
|
||||
|
99 |
Capability Maturity Model (CMMI Level 4) |
5.79 |
|
||||
|
100 |
Certification (software quality assurance) |
5.67 |
|
||||
|
101 |
Outsourcing (development => CMM 3) |
|
5.67 |
|
|||
|
102 |
Value analysis (intangible value) |
|
5.67 |
|
|||
|
103 |
Root-cause analysis |
|
|
|
5.50 |
|
|
|
104 |
Total cost of learning (TOL) measures |
5.50 |
|
||||
|
105 |
Cost of quality (COQ) |
|
|
5.42 |
|
||
|
106 |
Embedded users in team |
|
|
5.33 |
|
||
|
107 |
Normal structured design |
|
|
5.17 |
|
||
|
108 |
Capability Maturity Model (CMMI Level 3) |
5.06 |
|
||||
|
109 |
Earned-value measures |
|
|
5.00 |
|
||
|
110 |
Unified Modeling Language (UML) |
|
5.00 |
|
|||
|
111 |
Value analysis (tangible value) |
|
|
5.00 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Practices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
112 |
Normal maintenance activities |
|
|
4.54 |
|
||
|
113 |
Rapid application development (RAD) |
|
4.54 |
|
|||
|
114 |
Certification (function points) |
|
|
4.50 |
|
||
|
115 |
Function point analysis (Finnish) |
|
|
4.50 |
|
||
|
116 |
Function point analysis (Netherlands) |
|
4.50 |
|
|||
|
117 |
Partial code reviews |
|
|
4.42 |
|
||
|
118 |
Automated restructuring |
|
|
4.33 |
|
||
|
119 |
Function point analysis (COSMIC) |
|
4.33 |
|
|||
|
120 |
Partial design reviews |
|
|
4.33 |
|
||
|
121 |
Team Wiki communications |
|
|
4.33 |
|
||
|
122 |
Function point analysis (unadjusted) |
|
4.33 |
|
|||
|
123 |
Function points (micro .001 to 10) |
|
4.17 |
|
|||
|
124 |
Automated daily progress reports |
|
4.08 |
|
|||
|
125 |
User stories |
|
|
|
3.83 |
|
|
|
126 |
Outsourcing (offshore => CMM 3) |
|
3.67 |
|
|||
|
127 |
Goal-question metrics |
|
|
3.50 |
|
||
|
128 |
Certification (project managers) |
|
|
3.33 |
|
||
|
129 |
Refactoring |
|
|
|
3.33 |
|
|
|
130 |
Manual document production |
|
|
3.17 |
|
||
|
131 |
Capability Maturity Model (CMMI Level 2) |
3.00 |
|
||||
|
132 |
Certification (test personnel) |
|
|
2.83 |
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