Software Quality
Assurance
From Theory to Implementation
Daniel Galin
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Contents
Part I: Introduction 5
Chapter 1: The software quality challenge 6
Chapter 2: What is software quality? 15
Chapter 3: Software quality factors 25
Chapter 4: The components of the software quality assurance system – overview 40
Part II: Pre-project software quality components 41
Chapter 5: Contract review 42
Chapter 6: Development and quality plans 57
Part III: SQA components in the project life cycle 72
Chapter 7: Integrating quality activities in the project life cycle 73
Chapter 8: Reviews 86
Chapter 9: Software testing – strategies 95
Chapter 10: Software testing – implementation 108
Chapter 11: Assuring the quality of software maintenance components 000
Chapter 12: Assuring the quality of external participants' contributions 000
Chapter 13: CASE tools and their effect on software quality 000
Part IV: Software quality infrastructure components 000
Chapter 14: Procedures and work instructions 000
Chapter 15: Supporting quality devices 000
Chapter 16: Staff training, instructing and certification 000
Chapter 17: Corrective and preventive actions 000
Chapter 18: Configuration management 000
Chapter 19: Documentation control 000
PART V: Management components of software 000
Chapter 20: Project progress control 000
Chapter 21: Software quality metrics 000
Chapter 22: Costs of software quality 000
PART VI: Standards, certification and assessment 000
Chapter 23: Quality management standards 000
Chapter 24: SQA project process standards – IEEE software engineering standards 000
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PART VII: Organizing for quality assurance 000
Chapter 25: Management and its role in software quality assurance 000
Chapter 26: The SQA unit and other actors in the SQA system 000
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