Quality improvement through the identification of controllable and uncontrollable factors in software development

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Georgiadou, E., Siakas, K. and Berki, E. 2003. Quality improvement through the identification of controllable and uncontrollable factors in software development. in: Messnarz, R. (ed.) EuroSPI 2003 proceedings: European software process improvement Graz Technischen Universität. pp. 31-35
Chapter titleQuality improvement through the identification of controllable and uncontrollable factors in software development
AuthorsGeorgiadou, E., Siakas, K. and Berki, E.
Abstract

The software engineering community has moved from corrective methods to preventive methods shifting the emphasis from product quality improvement to process quality improvement. Inspections at the end of the production line have been replaced by design walkthroughs and built-in quality assurance techniques throughout the development lifecycle. Process models such as the Spiral, V, W and X-Models provide the principles and techniques for process improvement which, in turn, produces product improvement.
Factors that affect the quality of software need to be identified and controlled to ensure predictable and measurable software. In this paper we identify controllable and uncontrollable factors and provide empirical results from a large industrial survey, as well as conclusions relating to the models and metamodels for the estimation, measurement and control of the totality of features and characteristics of software.

Page range31-35
Book titleEuroSPI 2003 proceedings: European software process improvement
EditorsMessnarz, R.
PublisherTechnischen Universität
Place of publicationGraz
ISBN
Hardcover9783901351846
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Print2003
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Deposited29 Apr 2009
Output statusPublished
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Accepted Manuscript reproduced with permission of EuroAsiaSPI²

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Conference held on 10.-12.12.2003, University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz, Austria.

LanguageEnglish
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