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AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorsWendell Davis Jones, Stephen J. Aud, John P. Hudepohl, Martin L. Flournory, William B. Snipes, Eric C. Schutz
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A method and system for assessing risks associated with software systems include the steps of dynamically retrieving, from a plurality of external database systems, a set of risk factor data associated with the components of the software systems, and determining risk values of the components, respectively, based on a predefined risk model and the retrieved risk factor data. The retrieved risk factor data represents a multi-dimensional view of the potential risks associated with the components, and may include two or more of code complexities, architectural relationships, fault histories, development activities, designer profiles, component contention, and/or usage profiles of the software components. The risk model includes a set of risk relations that associate the retrieved risk factor data with the risk values of the components. The risk relations may be defined by correlating historical risk factor data with actual risk measurements of the components using statistical or other quantitative methods. Alternatively, the risk relations may be defined by a set of rules, which associate the retrieved risk factor data with the risk values of the components.
A method for assessing risks associated with components in a software system, said method comprising the steps of:
A system for assessing risks associated with components in a software system, comprising:
A method for assessing risks associated with components in a software system, said method comprising the steps of:
A computer-readable medium capable of configuring a computer to perform a method for assessing risks associated with components in a software system, said method comprising the steps of:
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