Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110066420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION TEST (SIT) PLANNING - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive a system architecture model of a system and receive trigger coverage rules. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine system integration test (SIT) coverage for each connection and interface of the system architecture model and select a set of use cases execution scenarios to satisfy the SIT coverage. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CREATION AND RECONCILIATION OF MACRO AND MICRO LEVEL TEST PLANS - A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE MODELING AND SIMULATION IN TEST PLANNING - A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE BUSINESS CASE METRICS BASED ON DEFECT ANALYSIS STARTER (DAS) RESULTS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including defect analysis defect analysis starter (DAS)/defect reduction method (DRM) defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics. The one or more business metrics comprises at least one of a benefit for shifting defect removal earlier, a benefit for preventing an injection of defects, a benefit for reducing a cycle time, a benefit of reducing invalid defects and a benefit for reducing production defects | 03-17-2011 |
20110066558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE BUSINESS CASE METRICS BASED ON CODE INSPECTION SERVICE RESULTS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including code inspection services defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CALIBRATION ESTIMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ACROSS A SOFTWARE INTEGRATION LIFE CYCLE - A method and system of calibrating estimates for software projects is provided. More particularly, a method and system is provided to continuously provide calibration estimation and improvement options across a software integration life cycle. The method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to: compare actual data associated with a phase of a project to expected results used to develop a strategic development plan for the project; and calibrate efforts in the strategic development plan for future activities of the project based on the actual data. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ALTERNATIVES IN TEST PLANS - A method includes creating an initial test plan including initial estimates of effort and defect distributions, creating an alternative test plan including alternative estimates of effort and defect distributions, and displaying at least one metric of the initial test plan and the alternative test plan side by side for comparison by a user. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE DEFECT RISKS IN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project. | 03-17-2011 |
20110161936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGRESSION TESTING SELECTION FOR A FRAMEWORK-BASED APPLICATION - A selection method and related application is provided for a framework-based application having programming applications with both language program files and configuration files. In one embodiment, the method comprises abstracting a frame configuration model instance by analyzing configuration files prior to any modifications made to the program. The frame configuration model instance denoting individual configuration nodes in the framework model and further defining relationship between one or more code units in the configuration nodes and program code units in the application. Then one or more control test cases are constructed by profiling select test cases of the application, wherein the control flow consists of code units traversed during test case execution and control flow of said code units. Subsequently, an extended control flow is obtained by correlating configuration nodes in the framework configuration model instance with the code units in said control flow. | 06-30-2011 |
20130290073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CREATION AND RECONCILIATION OF MACRO AND MICRO LEVEL TEST PLANS - A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter. | 10-31-2013 |
20130339921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE DEFECT RISKS IN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project. | 12-19-2013 |
20140136277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE DEFECT RISKS IN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project. | 05-15-2014 |
20150067636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE MODELING AND SIMULATION IN TEST PLANNING - A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. the method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model. | 03-05-2015 |