Can MTBF be Used for Software Reliability

Abstract

Adam and Chris Stapelmann discussing metrics for reliability software.

Key Points

Join Adam and Chris as they discuss if reliability metrics like MTBF may be used for software.
Topics include:

With mechanical, electrical or software is there a place where MTBF is the best metric?
Software reliability is evaluated by characterising the processes it was created with. The metrics are built into the process evaluations per industry standards.
A focus on the integration phase with electro-mechanical hardware is key. The case conditions that are spec’d in the development process may not match that actual application due to changes or oversight.

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SOR 316 Can MTBF be Used for Software ReliabilityAdam Bahret

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About Adam Bahret

I am a Reliability engineer with over 20 years of experience in mechanical and electrical systems in many industries. I founded Apex Ridge Reliability as a firm to assist technology companies with the critical reliability steps in their product development programs and organizational culture.

Comments

Dave Robson says

May 15, 2018 at 7:59 AM

I don’t think MTBF is suitable for much other than comparison of the exactly the same non-repairable product under exactly the conditions, i.e. MTTF

NHPP works for software.

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