Defect Analysis and Error Prevention -sources


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  1. IBM Research Center/Software Engineering, see Orthogonal Defect Classification
  2. IBM Research Center, more ODC sources about defect analysis
  3. CeBASE Defect reduction empirical research activities - good , practical, empirically based advice and information about defect reduction,
    see especially Software Defect Reduction Top 10-list
  4. Ram Chillareges web site, good source of ODC /Orthogonal Defect Classification)
  5. "Ariane 5, Flight 501 Failure", Report by the Inquiry Board, 19.7.1996. And here is another analysis of the Ariane 5 case from INRIA
  6. Parasoft’s AEP (Automated Error Prevention) concepts
  7. Mosaic’s home page - see Defect Management. There’s also interesting material about testing and risk management
  8. B. Wilson’s Root Cause Analysis web site - excellent source of Root Cause Analysis related information
  9. Error prevention in software development, Freie UniverstŠt Berlin
  10. Root Cause Analysis Blog

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