Widespread Effects of Defects

摘要

While other industries are embracing quality initiatives and striving for continuous improvement, the software industry is lagging far behind. Examples of unimaginable schedule slips, cost overruns and defective software products abound. You don't have to look far to find evidence of failures in the software development process and the resulting products: applications that suddenly just stop working, mail tools or browsers that leave machines open for unauthorized access or security breaches, and software that simply produces wrong results.