What is ODC ?
ODC (Orthogonal Defect Classification) technology creates
a powerful software engineering measurement in almost any
software development process. It works by leveraging information
contained in software bugs – something quite freely
and often abundantly available in any software development
process.
The technology in ODC converts the data and information contained
in software bugs to valuable measurement on the software development
process and/or the product. These ODC created measurements
are then used for a variety of management and technical purposes.
Common uses of ODC are for cost reduction, quality improvement,
schedule management, process diagnostics, etc.
ODC solves the difficult problem in creating usable measurement
that provide insight into a development process and product
history. Evaluating a process, diagnosing a problem, benchmarking,
accessing the effectiveness of a sub-process, or effectiveness
of testing are transformed into tasks that can be executed
with precision.
ODC technology was invented by Ram Chillarege, (circa 1990
– seminal publications in the IEEE Conference of Software
Engineering and the IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering).
At IBM Research, he founded the Center of Software Engineering,
and created an organization that implemented ODC across the
company.
Over the years ODC has grown into a methodology and practice
that is used across the industry - more commonly among the
higher maturity companies. However, the entry point of ODC
is not directly tied rigidly to organizational maturity. the
critical enabler is the data. Higher maturity makes implementation
easier, and conversely, ODC helps achieve and maintain higher
maturity with less expense and greater control.
Technical literature on ODC There
is a significant body of literature on ODC that is published.
This site, ODC Papers, and the
IBM Research site has considerable information on ODC.
Training
We provide a full range of training services on ODC. We also
have assessments on applicability, readiness, and degree of
sophistication that is appropriate.
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