Software quality resources
This list has items in the following categories. Please identify additional resources in a comment.
- Bibliographies, portals: software quality
- Requirements development
- Software quality methods
- Software quality standards
- Software quality tools
Bibliographies, portals: software quality
Resource list on software quality, ASQ Rochester Section. Link current, June 2005.
Requirements development
The News, Features, Resources page on our static site lists material available from the QPI SIG. Link current, May 2006.
Compliance Automation. This company has a book on requirements engineering and does public training. Link current, March 2006.
Process Impact. This group (Karl Wiegers) has a book related to requirements. Link current, March 2006.
Software quality methods
The News, Features, Resources page on our static site lists material available from the QPI SIG. Link current, May 2006.
CMM (Capability Maturity Model): overview. Link current, May 2005.
“Adapting the Rational Unified Process for Content Developers .” Case study by Amber Swope and Visnja Beg. STC 2004 annual conference (under Beg, Visnja).
Software quality standards
IEEE Standard 828-1998: “Software Configuration Management Plans.”
Link current, June 2005. Implementation notes: Determine who will own the system; decide whether to control objects and code or limit the system to tracking changes and fixes; establish a baseline if possible.
IEEE Standard 1465-1998 Reaffirmation: “IEEE Standard for Adoption of International Standard ISO/IEC 12119: 1994(E) Information Technology — Software packages — Quality requirements and testing.” Added May 2005.
IEEE P1220/D1 Revision: “Standard for Application and Management of the Systems Engineering Process.” Added May 2005.
IEEE P1621: “Draft Standard for User Interface Elements in Power Control of Electronic Devices Employed in Office/Consumer Environments.” Added May 2005.
IEEE P15288/D2: “Draft Adoption of ISO/IEC 15288:2003: Systems Engineering — System Life Cycle Processes.” Added May 2005.
Software quality tools
STC QPI SIG member Paula Bojsen has provided the following documents for posting on the QPI SIG site. They were created by Pharmacia Global Computer Validation Services and presented, handed out at a Grand Rapids STC meeting on software validation, and added to the QPI SIG site on March 10, 2006:
The Rational Unified Process (RUP) has templates, available for download. Link current, April 2006.