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Document Name : Defect Removal Efficiency

Document ID : QMS/DRE/20

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EPG Team Kumar Amit Ratan Saha
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 Phase in which defect is found
Reqmts Design Build Int Test Acc Test Prod'n
R 28 30 30 80 15 15
Phase D 8 12 30 9 6
in which C 3 18 4 3
Defect I 11 2 1
Originated A 1 0
P 0 Definitions:
Total defects found in phase 28 38 45 139 31 25 This is the total number of defectsfound in this phase, by all the defec
Incoming defects from prior phases - 170 197 180 55 25 These are the defects coming into the particular phase from previous
Total defects injected in this phase 198 65 28 14 1 0 This totals up all the defects found which originated in this phase
Phase-injected escapes 170 57 25 3 0 0 This tells how many defects originated in this phase and were not fou
Incoming escapes (Pass-throughs) 0 140 155 52 25 0 This tells you how many defects originated in previous phases, came
Overall escapes 170 197 180 55 25 0 This tells you how many defects escaped from this phase overall
Phase Containment % 14% 12% 11% 79% 100% - This tells you the percentage of defects you were able to contain; that
DRE % 14% 16% 20% 72% 55% 100% This tells you what was the efficiency of the defect-removal activities c
s phase, by all the defect-finding activities
lar phase from previous phases (ones that were missed)
inated in this phase
phase and were not found in this phase (escaped)
previous phases, came into this phase, and were not detected in this phase (escaped)
m this phase overall
were able to contain; that is, how many of the defects which originated in this phase were detected in this phase
efect-removal activities conducted in this phase
 Phase in which defect is found Instructions
Reqmts Design Build Int Test Acc Test Prod'n Each column represents a life cycle phase.
R 21 36 64 128 22 12 The cells in each column represent the current phase and the
Phase D 4 3 78 6 2 previous phases in which defects could have originated.
in which C 5 37 3 3 Enter into each cell in each column the number of defects
Defect I 7 3 1 that originated in the particular life cycle phase. For example:
Originated A 2 1 In the Integration testing phase:
P 0 128 defects were found that had originated in the Requirements phas
Total defects found in phase 21 40 72 250 36 19 78 defects were found that had originated in the Design phase
Incoming defects from prior phases - 262 315 291 52 19 37 defects were found that had originated in the Build (Construction) p
Total defects injected in this phase 283 93 48 11 3 0 7 defects were found which had originated in the Integration Test pha
Phase-injected escapes 262 89 43 4 1 0
Incoming escapes (Pass-throughs) 0 226 248 48 18 0
Overall escapes 262 315 291 52 19 0
Phase Containment % 7% 4% 10% 64% 67% -
DRE % 7% 11% 20% 83% 65% 100%
nt phase and the

er of defects
e. For example:

the Requirements phase

he Design phase
he Build (Construction) phase
the Integration Test phase