Study of a software cost model based on testing level
Yan Shu · Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology · 2007
Since few software cost models take into account the actual cost of software testing,they can not reflect actual consumption of cost and the needed cost when the testing circumstance changes.Imperfect debugging and learning process exist in most software testing processes which usually reflect the actual cost in software testing process.In this paper,a testing level function which reflects actual testing circumstance is proposed,and a new software cost model is developed based on the testing level function.The optimal release polices to minimize the expected total software cost are discussed.Numerical experiments are presented and the results show that software cost model based on the testing level reflect the consumption of the testing resources more realistically.By using this model,software developers can manage testing cost scientifically.