1. In a data processing system, a method for determining projected usage and reliability of a software system, said method comprising: receiving one or more inputs in a first algorithm, wherein the first algorithm determines a first parameter; receiving one or more inputs in a second algorithm, wherein a second algorithm determines a second test parameter; generating the first test parameter and the second test parameter; forwarding the first test parameter and the second test parameter to a third algorithm; and generating a number of projected users of the software system.