Abstract:
In this paper we begin by examining the "certification" of a consumer product, a baby walker, that is product-focused, i.e., the certification process requires the performance of precisely defined tests on the product with measurable outcomes. We then review current practices in software certification and contrast the software regime's process-oriented approach to certification with the product-oriented approach typically used in other engineering disciplines. We make the case that product-focused certification is required to produce reliable software intensive systems. These techniques will have to be domain and even product specific to succeed.
@inproceedings{WassyngMaibaumLawford2008,
author = {Alan Wassyng and Tom Maibaum and Mark Lawford},
title = {On Software Certification: We Need Product-Focused Approaches},
editor = {C. Choppy and O. Sokolsky},
booktitle = {Monterey Workshop 2008},
series = {{LNCS}},
volume = {6028},
pages = {250--274},
year = {2010},
location = {Monterey, CA, USA},
publisher = {Springer}
}