Software Quality Assurance.ppt

Software Quality Assurance Project Planning * Instructor: Dr. Jerry Gao Jerry Gao, Ph.D. Jan. 1999 - Quality Concepts - Quality - Quality Control - Quality Assurance - Cost of Quality - Software Quality Assurance - Software Reviews - Formal Technical Reviews - The Review Meeting - Review Reporting and Record Keeping - Review Guidelines - Formal Approaches to SQA - Statistical Quality Assurance - Software Reliability - The SQA Plan Quality Concepts Software quality assurance is an umbrella activity that is applied throughout the software process. SQA encompasses: (1) a quality management approach (2) effective software engineering technology (3) formal technical reviews (4) a multi-tiered testing strategy (5) document change control (6) software development standard and its control procedure (7) measurement and reporting mechanism Quality -- refers to measurable characteristics of a software. These items can be compared based on a given standard Two types of quality control: - Quality design - the characteristics that designers specify for an item. -- includes: requirements, specifications, and the design of the system. - Quality of conformance - the degree to which the design specification are followed. It focuses on implementation based on the design. Quality Control What is quality control -- the series of inspections, reviews, and test used throughout the develop cycle of a software product Quality control includes a feedback loop to the process. Objective --- minimize the produced defects, increase the product quality Implementation approaches: - Fully automated - Entirely manual - Combination of automated tools and human interactions Key concept of quality control: -- compare the work products with the specified and measurable standards Quality assurance consists of: - the auditing and reporting function of management Goal -- provide management with the necessary data about product quality. -- gain the insight and confidence of