A review of software operational profile in software reliability engineering

Software reliability engineering is evolving in tandem with the growth of software engineering research and practice. The software operational profile has proven its merits in reliability and quality enhancement. It has become essential tool and guidance to testers. Simultaneously, it saves cost, time, and effort. Software operational profile development requires improvements with the evolution of interrelated technologies, growing scales of software, incorporation of new frameworks and matured requirements of the customers. This research focuses on the review of a software operational profile, its extension, enactment, and shortcomings. In the literature review procedure, a study selection criterion is shaped to guide the literature search process. The research summarizes the outcome of 30 main (51% of the total 58) studies that are filtered and selected. The findings of the research is an initial step leading to the construction of a comprehensive software operational profile eliminating common issues in it and enhancing software performance overall.