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Outcome you can expect
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When to apply the service?
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Some of the benefits
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Software quality assurance:
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A collaborative approach to ensure the quality of the
software products, services and process. |
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when desire to raise customer and/or management confidence |
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when desire to achieve ISO 9001 or Level 2 of either
ISO 15504 or SEI SW-CMM |
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when desire SQA to be a managerial service activity as
oppose to only an audit compliance or technical review / testing activity |
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improved management insight |
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visible product quality throughout the project cycle |
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Software
quality
management
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Similar to project management, success is the outcome
of many staff/management activities and is dependent on a set of
commonly understood management principles, practices and expectations. |
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when desire to strategically drive the organization's
quality outcome |
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when desire to maintain ISO 9001 with a managed quality
system |
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continually improved:
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process quality |
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product quality |
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service quality |
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system quality |
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improved predictability |
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Software reviews:
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An effective approach to preventing defects / problems. |
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after documenting the software process and defining the
desired level of product quality |
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when a preventive culture (verses reactive) is desired |
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reliable indicator for product quality and project completion |
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cost effective means of preventing errors |
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precticable product quality |
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improved teamwork |
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