Handbook of software quality assurance /  
edited by G. Gordon Schulmeyer. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Boston :    Artech House,    c2008. 
 - xx, 464 p. :    ill. ;    26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Software Quality Program Organization --  Software Quality Lessons From The Quality Experts --  The Commercial Standards Interaction with SQA --  How to Train SQA --  The Pareto Principle Applied to Software Quality Assurance --  Software Safety and Its Relation to Software Quality --  American Society for Quality (ASQ) Software Quality Engineer Certification Program --  CMMI“ PPQA Relationship to SQA --  CMMI“ Level 5 and Software Quality Management --  SQA for Small Projects/Small Companies --  Development Quality Assurance --  The Cost of Software Quality --  Software Quality Assurance Metrics --  Software Reliability Managemen. 
<br/><br/> Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is a critical factor that all software engineers and developers need to master. Emphasizing the importance of CMMI] and key ISO requirements, this revised edition of a popular text discusses a wide spectrum of real-world experiences and key issues presented in papers from leading experts in the field.  Updated to include the latest software quality assurance (SQA) methods and standards, this edition continues the tradition of delivering expert evaluations of commercial standards and development methods of SQA and development quality assurance along with techniques for developing and managing high-quality software. Consultant Shulmeyer and his contributors cover organizational relationships, commercial and governmental standards, personnel requirements, training for quality management, the Pareto principle as applied to software quality assurance, the role of inspection, software audit methods, software safety and its relation to software quality assurance, the software quality engineer certification program of the American Society for Quality, the Capability Maturity Model Integration program offered by the Software Engineering Institute and its relationship to SQA, small projects, development quality assurance, quality management in information technology, costs of software quality, and SQA metrics. The reviews of the work of those such as Deming, Ishikawa and Juran are particularly interesting. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.co  SQA (software quality assurance) is a critical factor that all software engineers and developers need to master, and this thoroughly revised fourth edition of the popular book, Handbook of Software Quality Assurance, serves as a one-stop resource for complete and current SQA knowledge. Emphasizing the importance of CMMI® and key ISO requirements, this unique book discusses a wide spectrum of real-world experiences and key issues presented in papers from leading experts in the field. The fourth edition is a significant update to past editions, providing the very latest details on current best practices and explaining how SQA can be implemented in organizations large and small. Practitioners find an updated discussion on the American Society for Quality (ASQ) SQA certification program, covering the benefits of becoming an ASQ certified software quality engineer. The book also helps readers better understand the requirements of the ASQ's CSQE examination. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781596931862 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007282607 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>CIT.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer software -- Quality control.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>005.3