SoftRel, LLC

Software Reliability

Tired of software metrics, tools and methods that aren't practical?

At SoftRel, LLC we have the cold hard facts corresponding to successful, mediocre and failed software projects.

That’s because we have real data from over 100 real completed software projects including:

Actual defect counts
Up to 600 characteristics related to development practices, organization, tools, methods, techniques, personnel, requirements, design, code and test plans

Our benchmarking shows that some of the most critical factors for reliable software are the simplest.

You can also predict these metrics before the code is written.

Software defect density, failure rate, MTTF, MTTCF, availability and reliability
Probability of a late software delivery
Practices with biggest impact on reliability
Potholes to avoid when improving software reliability
Relative time and cost of improving software reliability to a desired level

You can start now with the Software Reliability Toolkit.

Our research shows that design and code reviews are often ineffective because:

Review is not focused on root causes and failure modes that are most likely for the system under review
Review time is wasted because people are looking for types of defects that aren’t visible in a static analysis.

We have identified more than 300 software root causes/failure modes and the life cycle phase in which each is most visible

Learn how Software FMEAs can be integrated with other software reviews for the highest efficiency and effectiveness.

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