scholarly journals Measuring Cost of Quality(CoQ)- on SDLC projects is indispensible for effective Software Quality Assurance

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvez Mahmood ◽  
M.M.Sufyan Beg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Software Quality Assurance ◽  
Cost Of Quality

An Overview of Software Quality Concepts and Management Issues

2011 ◽  
pp. 28-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain April ◽  
Claude Y. Laporte
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Software Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Models ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Cost Of Quality ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Software Engineers

This chapter introduces the generally accepted knowledge on software quality that has been included in the (SWEBOK) Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (ISOTR 19759, 2005). One chapter of the SWEBOK is dedicated to software quality (April et al., 2005). It argues that ethics play an important role in applying the quality models and the notions of cost of quality for software engineers. It also describes the minimal content required in a software quality assurance plan. Finally an overview of what to expect in the upcoming international standards on software quality requirements, which transcend the life cycle activities of all IT processes, is presented.

scholarly journals Software Quality Assurance in an Undergraduate Software Engineering Program

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Y. Laporte ◽  
Alain April
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Software Quality Assurance ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Cost Of Quality ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Capstone Project ◽  
The Cost

Software tests are used by most organizations. However, many other software quality assurance practices are often neglected. Most developers are not aware of the high cost of inferior quality and its impact on the duration and budget of a project. At the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), software quality assurance (SQA) is taught in lecture format in the undergraduate software engineering curriculum. The SQA course covers the concepts of the business modeland the cost of quality, to convince students of the importance of putting in place adequate prevention and evaluation practices, both to reduce the number of defects and to predict the extra effort needed to correct defects introduced as the work progresses.The course includes a 10-week capstone project in which teams of 4 students apply the SQA practices taught inclass in a software development assignment. The students collect measures throughout the 10-week period, and the performance of each team is analyzed. This analysis allows discussion to take place on the positive impact of SQA practices as a way to deliver quality software on time and within budget.

An Overview of Software Quality Concepts and Management Issues

2009 ◽  
pp. 222-241
Author(s):  
Alain April ◽  
Claude Y. Laporte
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Software Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Models ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Cost Of Quality ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Software Engineers

This chapter introduces the generally accepted knowledge on software quality that has been included in the (SWEBOK) Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (ISOTR 19759, 2005). One chapter of the SWEBOK is dedicated to software quality (April et al., 2005). It argues that ethics play an important role in applying the quality models and the notions of cost of quality for software engineers. It also describes the minimal content required in a software quality assurance plan. Finally an overview of what to expect in the upcoming international standards on software quality requirements, which transcend the life cycle activities of all IT processes, is presented.

Matrix-based component dependence representation and its applications in software quality assurance

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bixin Li ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Yancheng Wang ◽  
Junhui Mo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Software Quality Assurance

Benchmarking PRAISE-CANDU 1.0 With xLPR 1.0

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Wang ◽  
Xinjian Duan ◽  
Michael J. Kozluk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Verification And Validation ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Software Quality Assurance ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Low Probability ◽  
State Of Art

A probabilistic fracture mechanics code, PRAISE-CANDU 1.0, has been developed under a software quality assurance program in full compliance with CSA N286.7-99, and was initially released in 2012 June. Extensive verification and validation has been performed on PRAISE-CANDU 1.0 for the purpose of software quality assurance. This paper presents the benchmarking performed between PRAISE-CANDU 1.0 and xLPR (eXtremely Low Probability of Rupture) version 1.0 using the cases from the xLPR pilot study. The xLPR code was developed in a configuration management and quality assured manner. Both codes adopted a state-of-art code architecture for the treatment of the uncertainties. Inputs to the PRAISE-CANDU were established as close as possible to those used in corresponding xLPR cases. Excellent agreement has been observed among the results obtained from the two PFM codes in spite of some differences between the codes. This benchmarking is considered to be an important element of the validation of PRAISE-CANDU.

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