Software Reliability Toolkit Training

2 Day Software Reliability Toolkit Training Course

This is a HANDS ON course. Low on boring theory, high on real world application. We will go through the three basic phases of the software lifecycle and present easy to follow step by step methods for measuring and prediction software reliability. You will receive templates and an easy to follow toolkit as part of the class. We will conclude the course with a software reliability program plan that you can tailor to meet your project's needs.

Phase	Prediction methods
Early Development	Prediction methods that utilize a survey, predict defect density and defects, extrapolate those defects to failure rate, MTTF, availability and reliability
System level testing	Collect failure data during testing and extrapolate forward to estimate MTTF, MTTCF, availability and reliability on deployment day using reliability growth modes
Operation	Collect failure data during operation and maintain a running average of MTBI, MTTF and MTTCF

Agenda	Estimated time
Day 1
Getting started - greeting, introductions	15 mins
Hard facts - definitions, characteristics that have been quantitatively correlated to defects, software reliability traps to avoid, the cost of implementing software reliability, common myths, current events in software reliability	75 mins including break
How to predict operational software defects before the code is written
A simple model that has 1 input parameter	30 mins
A real example from a real company using this model
Data that needs to be collected and how to collect that data
A simple model that has 15 relatively easy to collect inputs	1.5 hours including breaks
Data that needs to be collected and how to collect that data	1.5 hours including breaks
LUNCH	1 hour
A detailed model with several input parameters	2.5 hour including breaks
A real example from a real company using this model
Data that needs to be collected and how to collect that data
How to predict failure rate/MTTF once you have predicted defects	1 hour
Example from real organization
How to predict reliability once you have predicted failure rate/MTTF
Example from real organization
How to predict availability once you have predicted failure rate/MTTF
Example from real organization
Closing for day
Day 2
How to use software reliability metrics on COTS components	15 mins
Prediction models accuracy	15 minutes
How to use the prediction models to do tradeoffs, cost improvement scenarios	1.5 hours with break
A real example from a real company that reduced defects without seriously impacting cost/schedule	1.5 hours with break
How to estimate reliability when the code is being tested
Most popular models used in industry	1.5 hours
Data required for the models
Model Accuracy
LUNCH	1 hour
How to compute actual reliability metrics when the code is already operational	1.5 hours including breaks
Software reliability tasks	Remainder of afternoon
Summary of data required
Summary of tools and resources required
Summary of expertise required
Summary of cost/accuracy tradeoffs with each model
How to create a software reliability program plan
Examples of program plans from industry
Working session to identify an outline

Closing for day

About your instructor - Ann Marie Neufelder

2 Day Software Reliability Toolkit Training Course

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