Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are service systems that connect a product’s physical and computational elements through telecommunication networks. Typically, the processes in CPSs are executed on this physical and computational infrastructure. As the developing of new CPS is costly, testing and validating a CPS’s design at an early stage of development is desirable in order to avoid potential b...

Irrespective of the software development methodology, projects still fail at any stage. Some factors that may affect project success or failure include process-related factors, such as an unrealistic budget and schedule, technical-related like methodology. The study aims to determine influence most critical each category (people, process, technical) on overall outcome in South African context. ...

Executive Summary This technical report summarizes the state of the practice for measurement of object-oriented (OO) software development projects. This report extends work previously performed by the Software Productivity Consortium and National Research Council of Canada. It is one of a set of reports on measurement topics sponsored by the Department of Defense. These reports are intended to ...