with a foreword by
Richard Nolan, Harvard Business School

and a comment by
Paul Strassmann, Software Testing Assurance Corporation

Includes details how to apply the QuickSTATus(tm) methodology to get an approximation of the risks associated with a Y2000 date correction project. The book also outlines the development and uses of the Robbins-Rubin Year 2000 performance index for scaling the relative risks of Y2K remediation projects.

The book features the full text of the Y2000 Testing Certification Standard which defines the scope of the definitive benchmark that should be used for evaluating the effectiveness of Y2000 compliance results.

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The authors are:

Dr. Howard Rubin, Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Hunter College of the City University of New York and CEO of Rubin Systems as well as affiliate of Cap Gemini America and Meta Group.

Brian Robbins, Senior Vice President at Chase Manhattan Bank where is responsible for managing the Enterprise Year 2000 Program Office.