Software Failures: A Review of Causes and Solutions.
| dc.contributor.author | Dauda, I. A., Nuhu, B. K., Abubakar, J., Abdullahi, I. M., & Maliki, D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-05T05:47:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-04-17 | |
| dc.description | This paper investigates the underlying causes of software failure, which occurs when software deviates from its intended behavior or fails to perform its designated functions. It highlights the serious consequences such failures can have on organizations and businesses, including financial loss, reputational damage, and operational disruptions. Through a comprehensive review and analysis of existing literature, the study identifies key contributing factors to software failure, such as schedule pressure, inadequate or unrealistic requirements, insufficient technical skills, and poor task allocation. The paper emphasizes the importance for both new and established organizations to recognize these failure triggers and adopt practical strategies to enhance software reliability and performance. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Software failure occurs when the developed software swerves from the expected behaviours or could not execute the task it was developed to perform. Software failures could lead to different degrees of harm to organizations or individual businesses, which include but not limited to financial losses, embarrassments and damage to organizations’ reputations. This study reviewed and analyzed several related works in this domain and put more lights on the factors that make software either fail or become inoperative. From the various analyses, it is discovered that failures occur due to schedule pressure, deficient requirements, lack of technical skill set, unrealistic requirements and lack of discrete allocation of tasks. It is therefore imperative to the new and existing organizations to understand these causes and devise a realistic measure to ensure their software perform adequately. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Dauda, I. A., Nuhu, B. K., Abubakar, J., Abdullahi, I. M., & Maliki, D. (2021). Software Failures: A Review of Causes and Solutions. ATBU Journal of Science Technology and Education (JOSTE), 9(1), pp. 415–423, available at: www.atbuftejoste.com. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:4000/handle/123456789/1859 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | JOURNAL OF SCIECNCE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION | |
| dc.subject | TECHNOLOGY::Information technology::Computer science::Software engineering | |
| dc.subject | Review | |
| dc.subject | Causes and Solutions | |
| dc.title | Software Failures: A Review of Causes and Solutions. | |
| dc.type | Article |