Day 16 Outline

I. Verification and Validation
    A. Verification -- Are we building the product right(correct use of process)
    B. Validation -- Are we building the right product*
II. Review SQA components*
    A. SE methods*
    B. Standards and procedures*
    C. Formal Technical Reviews*
    D. SCM and SQA*
    E. Measurement*
    F. Testing*
III. Project Cost Estimation -- Can't trade people for time, adding people to a
    late project only makes it later
    A. Decomposition
        1. Loc
        2. FP
    B. Models
        1. Single Variable models
            a. a*x ^ b
    C. COCOMO -- KLOC*
        1. Basic Model (Effort, Duration)
            a. organic*
            b. Semi-detatched*
            c. Embedded*
        2. Effort Adjustment Factor -- Fudge Factor*
            a. See Page 85-86*
        3. Advanced
IV. Risk
    A. Risk Identification*
    B. Projection*
        1. likelihood -- often probability (assumes normal distribution)*
        2. Consequences (nature, scope)*
    C. Risk Referrent Point (Region) -- Go/No Go Decision*
    D. Risk Managment or Aversion*