Daniel Galin博士 現(xiàn)在是Ruppin學(xué)術(shù)中心信息系統(tǒng)研究部的負責(zé)人。除發(fā)表了許多論文之外,他還是有關(guān)信息系統(tǒng)的分析與設(shè)計的幾本書的作者,并同Z.Bluvband博士用希伯來語合寫了有關(guān)軟件質(zhì)量保證的專著。他的職業(yè)經(jīng)歷包括許多軟件質(zhì)量保證咨詢項目以及為重要的以色列公司進行信息系統(tǒng)的設(shè)計。他在以色列海法市的以色列工學(xué)院Technion工業(yè)與管理工程系獲得了學(xué)士、碩士與博士學(xué)位。
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Preface vii Unique features of tbis text viii The book's audience ix Acknowledgements x Publisber's acknowledgements xi About the autbor xii Guides for special groups of readers xiii Guide to readers interested in ISO 9000-3 requirements xiii Guide to readers interested in ASQ'S CSQE body of knowledge xiv Part I Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The software quality challenge 3 1.1 The uniqueness of software quality assurance 4 1.2 The environments for which SQA methods are developed 7 Summary 11 Review questions 12 Topics for discussion 12 Chapter 2 What is software quality? 14 2.1 What is software? 15 2.2 Software errors, faults and failures 16 2.3 Classification of the causes of software errors 19 2.4 Software quality - definition 24 2.5 Software quality assurance - definition and objectives 25 2.6 Software quality assurance and software engineering 30 Summary 30 Selected bibliography 32 Review questions 32 Topics for discussion 33 Chapter 3 Software quality factors 35 3.1 The need for comprehensive software quality requirements 36 3.2 Classifications of software requirements into software quality factors37 3.3 Product operation software quality factors 38 3.4 Product revision software quality factors41 3.5 Product transition software quality factors 43 3.6 Alternative models of software quality factors 44 3.7 Who is interested in the definition of quality requirements? 47 3.8 Software compliance with quality factors 49 Summary 51 Selected bibliography 52 Review questions 52 Topics for discussion 54 Chapter 4 The components of the software quality assurance system - overview 56 4.1 The SQA system- an SQA architecture57 4.2 Pre-project components 60 4.3 Software project life cycle components 61 4.4 Infrastructure components for error prevention and improvement 65 4.5 Management SQA components 68 4.6 SQA standards, system certification, and assessment components 69 4.7 Organizing for SQA - the human components 70 4.8 Considerations guiding construction of an organization's SQA system 72 Part II Pre-project software quality components 75 Chapter 5 Contract review 77 5.1 Introduction: the CFV Project completion celebration 78 5.2 The contract review process and its stages 79 5.3 Contract review objectives80 5.4 Implementation of a contract review 82 5.5 Contract review subjects 85 5.6 Contract reviews for internal projects 85 Summary 87 Selected bibliography 88 Review questions 89 Topics for discussion 89 Appendix SA: Proposal draft reviews - subjects checklist 92 Appendix 5B: Contract draft review - subjects checklist 94 Chapter 6 Development and quality plans 95 6.1 Development plan and quality plan objectives 97 6.2 Elements of the development plan 97 6.3 Elements of the quality plan 101 6.4 Development and quality plans for small projects and for internal projects 103 Summary 106 Selected bibliography 108 Review questions 109 Topics for discussion 110 Appendix 6A: Software development risks and software risk management 112 Part III SQA components in the project life cycle 119 Chapter 7 Integrating quality activities in the project life cycle 121 7.1 Classic and other software development methodologies 122 7.2 Factors affecting intensity of quality assurance activities in the development process 131 7.3 Verification, validation and qualification 133 7.4 A model for SQA defect removal effectiveness and cost 135 Summary 143 Selected bibliography 145 Review questions 146 Topics for discussion 147 Chapter 8 Reviews 149 8.1 Review objectives 150 8.2 Formal design reviews (DRs) 152 8.3 Peer reviews 158 8.4 A comparison of the team review methods 168 8.5 Expert opinions 170 Summary 171 Selected bibliography 172 Review questions 172 Topics for discussion 174 Appendix 8A: DR report form 175 Appendix 8B: Inspection session findings report form 176 Appendix 8C: Inspection session summary report 177 Chapter 9 Software testing- strategies 178 9.1 Definition and objectives180 9.2 Software testing strategies 182 9.3 Software test classifications 187 9.4 White box testing 189 9.5 Black box testing 197 Summary 209 Selected bibliography 211 Review questions 212 Topics for discussion 213 Chapter 10 Software testing- implementation 216 10.1 The testing process 217 10.2 Test case design 232 10.3 Automated testing 235 10.4 Alpha and beta site testing programs 245 Summary 247 Selected bibliography 249 Review questions 250 Topics for discussion 251 Chapter 11 Assuring the quality of software maintenance components 254 11.1 Introduction 255 11.2 The foundations of high quality 257 11.3 Pre-maintenance software quality components 261 11.4 Maintenance software quality assurance tools 264 Summary 273 Selected bibliography 275 Review questions 275 Topics for discussion 277 Chapter 12 Assuring the quality of external participants' contributions 279 12.1 Introduction: the HealthSoft case 280 12.2 Types of external participants 282 12.3 Risks and benefits of introducing external participants 283 12.4 Assuring quality of external participants' contributions: objectives 286 12.5 SQA tools for assuring the quality of external participants' contributions 287 Summary 293 Selected bibliography 295 Review questions 295 Topics for discussion 296 Chapter 13 CASE tools and their effect on software quality 298 13.1 What is a CASE tool? 299 13.2 The contribution of CASE tools to software product quality 302 13.3 The contribution of CASE tools to software maintenance quality 304 13.4 The contribution of CASE tools to improved project management 304 Summary 305 Selected bibliography 306 Review questions 306 Topics for discussion 307 Part IV Software quality infrastructure components 309 Chapter 14 Procedures and work instructions 311 14.1 The need for procedures and work instructions 312 14.2 Procedures and procedures manuals 313 14.3 Work instructions and work instruction manuals 316 14.4 Procedures and work instructions: preparation, implementation and updating 317 Summary 318 Selected bibliography 319 Review questions 319 Topics for discussion 320 Appendix 14A: Design review procedure 322 Chapter 15 Supporting quality devices 325 15.1 Templates 326 15.2 Checklists 329 Summary 332 Selected bibliography 333 Review questions 333 Topics for discussion 334 Chapter 16 Staff training and certification 335 16.1 Introduction: Surprises for the "3S" development team 336 16.2 The objectives of training and certification 337 16.3 The training and certification process 338 16.4 Determining professional knowledge requirements 338 16.5 Determining training and updating needs 339 16.6 Planning training and updating programs 340 16.7 Defining positions requiring certification 340 16.8 Planning the certification processes 341 16.9 Delivery of training and certification programs 342 16.10 Follow-up subsequent to training and certification 344 Summary 345 Selected bibliography 346 Review questions 347 Topics for discussion 347 Chapter 17 Corrective and preventive actions 349 17.1 Introduction: the "3S' development team revisited 350 17.2 Corrective and preventive actions - definitions 351 17.3 The corrective and preventive actions process 352 17.4 Information collection 353 17.5 Analysis of collected information 354 17.6 Development of solutions and their implementation 356 17.7 Follow-up of activities 359 17.8 Organizing for preventive and corrective actions 360 Summary 361 Selected bibliography 362 Review questions 362 Topics for discussion 363 Chapter 18 Configuration management 365 18.1 Software configuration, its items and its management 367 18.2 Software configuration management - tasks and organization 369 18.3 Software change control371 18.4 Release of software configuration versions 373 18.5 Provision of SCM information services380 18.6 Software configuration management audits 380 18.7 Computerized tools for managing software configuration 381 Summary 382 Selected bibliography 383 Review questions 384 Topics for discussion 384 Chapter 19 Documentation control 387 19.1 Introduction: where is the documentation? 388 19.2 Controlled documents and quality records 389 19.3 The controlled documents list 392 19.4 Controlled document preparation 393 19.5 Issues of controlled document approval393 19.6 Issues of controlled document storage and retrieval 394 Summary 395 Selected bibliography 396 Review questions 397 Topics for discussion 397 Part V Management components of software quality 399 Chapter 20 Project progress control 401 20.1 The components of project progress control 402 20.2 Progress control of internal projects and external participants. 404 20.3 Implementation of project progress control regimes 405 20.4 Computerized tools for software progress control 406 Summary 408 Selected bibliography 409 Review questions 410 Topic for discussion 411 Chapter 21 Software quality metrics 412 21.1 Objectives of quality measurement 414 21.2 Classification of software quality metrics 415 21.3 Process metrics 416 21.4 Product metrics 420 21.3 Implementation of software quality metrics 427 21.6 Limitations of software metrics 432 Summary 434 Selected bibliography 436 Review questions 438 Topics for discussion 440 Appendix 21A: The function point method 442 Chapter 22 Costs of software quality449 22.1 Objectives of cost of software quality metrics 450 22.2 The classic model of cost of software quality 451 22.3 An extended model for cost of software quality 455 22.4 Application of a cost of software quality system 458 22.5 Problems in the application of cost of software quality metrics 462 Summary 463 Selected bibliography 465 Review questions 465 Topics for discussion 468 Part VI Standards, certification and assessment 471 Chapter 23 Quality management standards 475 23.1 The scope of quality management standards 476 23.2 ISO 9001 and ISO 9000-3 477 23.3 Certification according to ISO 9000-3 481 23.4 Capability Maturity Models - CMM and CMMI assessment methodology 485 23.5 The Bootstrap methodology 490 23.6 The SPICE project and the ISO/IEC 15504 software process assessment standard 492 Summary 497 Selected bibliography 499 Review questions 500 Topics for discussion 501 Appendix 23A: CMMI process areas 502 Appendix 23B: ISO/IEC 15504 model processes 505 Epilogue The future of SQA 570 Facing the future: SQA challenges 571 Facing the future: SQA capabilities 574 Author index577 Subject index 580 </font>