Our September meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25th at 6:00PM. Please RSVP to news@ssq.org.

Topic

Stan Rifkin, Master Systems, Inc.

Software Reliability: What Is It, How to Measure It, and How to Obtain It

Download the PDF: Stan Rifkin: Software Reliability

The subject of reliability historically focuses on a physical condition (that is, applies to hardware), but, of course, that is not applicable to software. Instead, software reliability expresses aspects of the condition of failure-free operation for a specified mission time with respect to a given set of requirements. Over 100 software reliability models have been reported, so we’ll try to make some sense of categories of them.

Most literature on software reliability is mathematical and this presentation will try to be conceptual rather than rely on mathematical details. In addition, the assurance aspect will be addressed briefly: how to obtain increased reliability (in light of the definition).

About Our Speaker

Stan Rifkin is a principal with Master Systems Inc, a San Diego-based advisory services firm in its 23rd year. Stan worked at the Software Engineering Institute, helped to found and now operates the San Diego Software Process Improvement Network, and teaches graduate engineering at UCSD Extension and National University. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery, Academy of Management, System Dynamics Society, Project Management Institute, and the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science.

Stan earned a BS in business, an MS in engineering, and a doctorate in organizational systems and executive leadership. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Meeting Details

Date

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 6:00PM

RSVP:

news@ssq.org

Cost (Including Dinner):

Members: $8.00
Students: $8:00
First-time guests: $8.00
Non-members: $15.00

Location:

Cardinal Health
(C1-A306)
6055 Lusk Blvd
San Diego CA 92121

From Lusk Blvd turn right at first driveway. Turn left at the roundabout. Drive around to the back of the building and park. The conference room is located at the rear of the bldg. and is accessible from the parking lot.

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