The need to select a component among a set of possible candidates that offer similar functionality opens the need to count with objective methods that help developers in this difficult task. One necessary step is to define a set of metrics that offer useful and simple results for the component selection process. In this position paper we present a collection of software component metrics focuse...

Despite the widespread use of e-learning systems and the considerable investment in purchasing or developing them in house, there is no consensus on a standard framework for evaluating system quality. This paper proposes the ISO 9126 Quality Model as a useful tool for evaluating such systems, particularly for teachers and educational administrators. The authors demonstrate the validity of the m...

This work describes a new web system to aid project management that was created to correct the principal deficiencies identified in systems having a common purpose which are at present available, as well as to follow the guidelines that are proposed in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) and the quality characteristics described in the ISO/IEC 9126 norm. As from the adopted methodo...

We present a comprehensive model for quantitative evaluation and comparison of search engines. The model is based on the LSP method for system evaluation. The basic contribution of our approach is the aggregation of all relevant attributes that reflect functionality, usability, and performance of search engines. In this respect our model is fully consistent with the ISO 9126 standard for softwa...

There is a wide variety of Economic Evaluation-based Decision Support Systems (EEDSS) on the market which are highly complex. Thus, evaluating and/or selecting one that meets the requirements of a particular organization is not an easy task. Additionally the Oil Industry demands Economic Evaluation Tools (EET) that approach its processes as integrated activities: exploration, production and ref...

The quality of a product can be assessed either directly by looking into the product itself, or indirectly through assessing the process used to develop that product. In the software engineering field, there are currently numerous capability and maturity models for assessing a set of specific software processes, but very few product maturity models for those interested in assessing the quality ...