This guide proposes a unified theory for explaining and evaluating defect behavior in software and achieving the highest quality level. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the character and behavior of defects and shows how to develop predictive parameters to control the volume, nature, and form of defect behavior in software.No advanced mathematical skills are required to understand the explanations of how to analyze, anticipate, and control defects in complex software systems; quantify the occurrence of defects in systems; determine how the number of expected defects in a system relate to the size, complexity, and structure of the system and the environment; develop Zero Defect systems; and make appropriate tradeoffs between productivity and quality, and investments and return.Closed-form solutions provide insights into the interplay between variables that affect quality productivity, and other system properties. Software engineering metaphors and examples are used throughout to maintain the focus on practical issues.New areas covered include module sizes, the latest measures of quality, zero-defect systems, and how to quantify complexity. Formulas that describe important system properties in software development are included.Systems, Software, and Quality Engineering: Applying Deficit Behavior Theory to Programming will meet the needs of professionals in computer science, systems engineering, software engineering, operations research, and quality control. It will serve as a text for senior and graduate level courses related to these professions. Read Less