This volume presents a selection of the presentations from the first annual conference on "Analytical Methods in Software Engineering Economics" held atThe MITRE Corporation in Mc Lean, Virginia, USA. The papers are representative of the issues that are of interest to researchers in the...

Quantitative forecasting techniques see their greatest application as part of production and inventory systems. Perhaps unfortunately, the problem has been left to systems analysts while the professional societies have contented themselves with exhortations to improve forecasting, neglecting...

Warns computer users of the dangers they may face from the design faults that may be present in under‐tested software. Suggest that suppliers of software should be classified according to the level of maturity of the organization′s software development process. Explains the five proposed...

Spotlights the problem of increases in administration brought about by more widespread certification to the ISO 9000 and BS 5750 standards. Introduces a quality records management system that has been designed to solve the problem of “administrative overload”, however, it also collects and...