On verification of the software development process

Abstract

The implementation of the best software engineering process do not guarantee the best result. The ratio of failures is still very high although the formal review of the processes shows no defects. The most common problem is the amount of additional work discovered at the very end of the projects leading either to delays and extra cost or to sufficient decrease in the product quality. All this is unacceptable in the modern rapidly evolving world with a high level of competition and demand to produce software in time with acceptable level of quality. The paper describes how the software process can be examined and verified to ensure that it is not only established, but also followed and all potential risks and uncertainties are resolved right when they occur instead of suppressing.