A risk-based approach to cost-benefit analysis of software safety activities

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6237719

Fortier, S C ^[1]; Michael, J B ^[2]

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1. Intermetrics, Inc., McLean, VA (United States)
2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Assumptions about the economics of making a system safe are usually not explicitly stated in industrial and software models of safety-critical systems. These assumptions span a wide spectrum of economic tradeoffs with respect to resources expended to make a system safe. The missing component in these models that is necessary for capturing the effect of economic tradeoffs is risk. A qualitative risk-based software safety model is proposed that combines features of industrial and software systems safety models. The risk-based model provides decision makers with a basis for performing cost-benefit analyses of software safety-related activities.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6237719
• Report Number(s): ANL/EAIS/CP-79460; CONF-9306161-1; ON: DE93012897
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. annual conference on computer assurance, Gaithersburg, MD (United States), 14-17 Jun 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
COMPUTER CODES
SAFETY
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
INDUSTRY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
570000* - Health & Safety
990200 - Mathematics & Computers