A model for investigating software development failures

McBride, TM

A model for investigating software development failures

McBride, TM

Permalink

Publisher:: Australian Computer Society Inc
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, 2008, 40 (1), pp. 55 - 67
Issue Date:: 2008-01

Open Access

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Open Access

This item is open access.

Adobe PDF

Download full textAdobe PDF (178.78 kB)

View statistics

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	McBride, TM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-7952	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, 2008, 40 (1), pp. 55 - 67	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1443-458X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/8986
dc.description.abstract	A software accident is an unforseen outcome that arises from a failure of a software project or software product. Death, severe injury or severe financial loss, could arise from such a failure. This paper asserts that there is not yet a good accident investigation model with which to investigate software accidents. Accident models from other fields are examined to determine their suitability for use in the field of software development. Although many existing models are very useful, all assume that the environment of the accident was operational. That is, there is a steady state of operations during which events or failures produce an accident. Software development and software operations are very different circumstances. Additionally, none of the existing models makes use of the considerable body of knowledge about software development. For these reasons a new system theoretic model is proposed, extending Levesonâs model, STAMP. The model is briefly described and discussed, and areas or research arising from the model are briefly described.	en_US
dc.publisher	Australian Computer Society Inc	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Information Systems	en_US
dc.title	A model for investigating software development failures	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	40	en_US
utslib.for	080309 Software Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	08 Information and Computing Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.volume	40	en_US

Abstract:

A software accident is an unforseen outcome that arises from a failure of a software project or software product. Death, severe injury or severe financial loss, could arise from such a failure. This paper asserts that there is not yet a good accident investigation model with which to investigate software accidents. Accident models from other fields are examined to determine their suitability for use in the field of software development. Although many existing models are very useful, all assume that the environment of the accident was operational. That is, there is a steady state of operations during which events or failures produce an accident. Software development and software operations are very different circumstances. Additionally, none of the existing models makes use of the considerable body of knowledge about software development. For these reasons a new system theoretic model is proposed, extending Levesonâs model, STAMP. The model is briefly described and discussed, and areas or research arising from the model are briefly described.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/8986