Improving Software Quality through Effective Defect Management Process:A Review

With the development of modern information science and technology, complexity of software system is higher than ever before. With the software‟s scale and complexity improving, people are paying more attention on software‟s quality and functional reliability. Software Process Improvement based on an effective Defect Management Process (DMP) is one method of improving software quality. Software Industry is seriously deficient on effective DMP. The understanding of DMP is still in initial stage. Therefore, earnest study of software DMP in software engineering and correctly using it during software development seems to be the demand of time. This paper basically covers each aspect of DMP in detail. The paper deeply study and analyze the theory, technology, methodology and tools of defect management system. Firstly, the paper describes the role and necessity of DMP in the software development. Secondly, it explains the phases, stages and importance of good defect management process.