Computer system and method for dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development as represented by a current confidence level, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) subjecting the product to a product reliability test;
(b) accumulating a runtime for the product during the product reliability test;
(c) accumulating a number of failures for the product during the product reliability test;
(d) storing the accumulated runtime and number of failures on a computer;
(e) at any time during the product reliability test and prior to the product meeting a predetermined reliability goal, generating with the computer a current confidence level from the accumulated runtime and number of failures, wherein the current confidence level is related to a quantified risk assessment of whether the product will ultimately meet the predetermined reliability goal thereby providing a data-driven determination of whether a product should be released prior to completion of the product reliability test; and
(f) halting the product reliability test and releasing the product prior to completion of the product reliability test when indicated by the current confidence level.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program storage device are disclosed for generating with a computer a current confidence level from accumulated runtime and failure data of a product subjected to product reliability testing. The current confidence level may be generated from time to time during testing and prior to verifying the product has met its reliability goal with a sufficient level of confidence to provide a quantified risk assessment of whether the product will ultimately meet this reliability goal. In effect, the preferred embodiments of the invention provide quantitative tools for measuring quality goals. As schedule goals are also quantitative in nature, the decision of whether to release a product in view of scheduling and quality concerns typically becomes more of a data-driven risk assessment decision.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development as represented by a current confidence level, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) subjecting the product to a product reliability test; (b) accumulating a runtime for the product during the product reliability test; (c) accumulating a number of failures for the product during the product reliability test; (d) storing the accumulated runtime and number of failures on a computer; (e) at any time during the product reliability test and prior to the product meeting a predetermined reliability goal, generating with the computer a current confidence level from the accumulated runtime and number of failures, wherein the current confidence level is related to a quantified risk assessment of whether the product will ultimately meet the predetermined reliability goal thereby providing a data-driven determination of whether a product should be released prior to completion of the product reliability test; and (f) halting the product reliability test and releasing the product prior to completion of the product reliability test when indicated by the current confidence level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented product readiness assessment system for dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development as represented by a current confidence level, the system comprising:
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(a) a computer; (b) means, performed by the computer, for accumulating a runtime for the product during a product reliability test performed thereon; (c) means, performed by the computer, for accumulating a number of failures for the product during the product reliability test; (d) means, performed by the computer, for storing the accumulated runtime and number of failures; (e) means, performed by the computer, for generating with the computer a current confidence level from the accumulated runtime and number of failures, during the product reliability test and prior to the product meeting a predetermined reliability goal, wherein the current confidence level is related to a quantified risk assessment of whether the product will ultimately meet the predetermined reliability goal thereby providing a data driven determination of whether a product should be released prior to completion of the product reliability test; and (f) means, performed by the computer for halting the product reliability test to permit the release of the product prior to completion of the product reliability test when indicated by the current confidence level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program storage device, readable by a computer and tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development as represented by a current confidence level, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) accumulating a runtime for the product during a product reliability test performed thereon; (b) accumulating a number of failures for the product during the product reliability test; (c) storing the accumulated runtime and number of failures on a computer; (d) from time to time during the product reliability test and prior to the product meeting a predetermined reliability goal, generating with the computer a current confidence level from the accumulated runtime and number of failures, wherein the current confidence level is related to a quantified risk assessment of whether the product will ultimately meet the predetermined reliability goal, thereby providing a data driven determination of whether a product should be released prior to completion of the product reliability test; and (f) halting the product reliability test to permit the release of the product prior to completion of the product reliability test when indicated by the current confidence level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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