Evaluating the Feasibility of Applying FMEA Methodology for Risk Management Process in the Component-Based Software Engineering

الملخص

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the possibility of applying the Failure Mode Effect and Analysis (FMEA) methodology for the conduct of risk management process in Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE). Two research questions and two hypotheses were posed to guide the study.   The study adopted a descriptive survey design.   A sample size of 50 respondents made up of 39 (78%) male and 11(22%) female practitioners and researchers in CBSE was drawn through convenience random and purposive sampling methods from the authors of articles and participants in panels at all the proceedings and workshops of the International Conferences on Software Engineering sponsored by ACM and IEEE CS between the periods of 2007 to 2017.  The instrument used for data collection was a 10–item questionnaire. The instrument had face validity and reliability coefficient of 0.77 obtained using the Cronbach Alpha formula.  Mean statistic was used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistic.  The result of data analysis showed that the FMEA is a competent and reliable technique for risk management in CBSE and is capable of minimizing the occurrence of software project failures in CBSE models.   The respondents classified by gender did not differ on the FMEA's high-level potential to effectively manage the risk in CBSE and minimise the occurrence of project failures in CBSE.  Conclusion and recommendations were equally highlighted