When asking a customer when they need something done you've most likely heard the reply, Yesterday! Why is this answer so common? Possibly it's because customers typically do not request products until they are needed. I liken this phenomenon to my lunchtime habits. I don't go looking for food until I'm saying out loud, I'm starving! Both are an exaggeration, but both cause the consumer to seek out those who ...
With software applications becoming increasingly complex and the demand for rapid deployment (including rapid prototyping) of software applications increasing, automated tools and updated methods for software development have become necessary. It follows that these new software development processes require new approaches for software safety. One company's 15-element Software Safety Process has now been adapted to a model-driven, spiral software development effort. This process provides an open working relationship to incrementally ...