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Overview
Dec 01, 2008; ... This issue has articles pertaining to four of the CSQE body of knowledge (BOK) areas-Software Quality Management, Project Management, Software Verification and Validation (V&V), and Software Configuration Management. The Resource Reviews cover two categories of the Certified Software Quality ...
From the Editor
Dec 01, 2008; ... Welcome to Software Quality Professional (SQP), volume 11, issue 1. The overview provides details about the articles in this issue. We have another article, "Application of the SPI-KM Approach to Support the Implementation of the MPS Model in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in ...
Teaching Challenges: Testing and Debugging Skills for Novice Programmers
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article discusses some issues that many educators in computing disciplines encounter: teaching testing and debugging skills to novice programmers. The first part of the article addresses the issue of presenting debugging as part of a larger context of educating future professionals ...
Empirical Validation of Object-Oriented Metrics Using Discriminant Analysis for Object-Oriented Systems
Dec 01, 2008; ... Empirical validation of software metrics is important for ensuring their practical relevance in software organizations. It would be valuable to know the relationship between object-oriented metrics and fault proneness when severity of faults is taken into account. In this article, the authors ...
A Hybrid Approach for Overcoming Common IV&V Challenges
Dec 01, 2008; ... The world of independent verification and validation (IV&V) is one fraught with challenges and pitfalls. Chief among them is a set of cultural resistance factors from technology contractors that are present when a customer sponsors an IV&V effort on technical projects. Cultural ...
Application of the SPI-KM Approach to Support the Implementation of the MPS Model in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Brazil
Dec 01, 2008; ... Although small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent most of the of Brazilian software industry, these organizations struggle to implement software process improvement (SPI) initiatives aiming to increase their competitive advantages. One cause of the failure of many SPI initiatives ...
Agile Software Development Quality Assurance
Dec 01, 2008; ... Agile Software Development Quality Assurance Ioannis G. Stamelos and Panagiotis Sfetsos. 2007. Information Science Reference (http://www.igipub.com). 246 pages. ISBN: 978-159904216-9 GSQE Body of Knowledge area: Software Quality Management Agile Software Development Quality ...
A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design
Dec 01, 2008; ... A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design Lee Gopeland. 2006. Artech House Publishers (http:// www.artechhouse.com). 320 pages. ISBN: 15853791X GSQE Body of Knowledge area: Software Verification and Validation Truc to its title, this book provides guidance on various ...
Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
Dec 01, 2008; ... Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional Rex Black. 2007. Wiley Publishing Inc. (http://www. wiley.com). 384 pages. ISBN: 978-0-470-12790-2 GSQE Body of Knowledge area: Software Verification and Validation Pragmatic Software Testing is ...
Overview
Sep 01, 2008; ... This issue has articles pertaining to four of the CSQE body of knowledge (BOK) areas-Software Quality Management, Project Management, Software Verification and Validation (V&V), and Software Configuration Management. The first article is "Tool Support for a Method to Evaluate ...
From the Editor
Sep 01, 2008; ... Welcome to Software Quality Professional (SQP), volume 10, issue 4. The overview provides details about the articles in this issue. Remember that SQP cannot be a quality journal without the help of many volunteers. If you would like to submit an article, review articles or books, write a letter ...
Tool Support for a Method to Evaluate Internal Software Product Quality by Static Code Analysis
Sep 01, 2008; ... There are many standards for assessing the quality of software products. The ISO 9126 standard distinguishes internal and external quality, and quality in use. Based on the ISO 14598 standard, which is closely related to ISO 9126, the authors developed the evaluation method for internal software ...
Challenges of Data-Driven Cost Estimation in an Industrial Environment
Sep 01, 2008; ... The increasing availability of cost-relevant data in industry allows companies to apply data-intensive estimation methods. Available data, however, are often inconsistent, invalid, or incomplete, and most of the existing data-intensive estimation methods cannot be applied. Only a few estimation ...
Testing Coverage Criteria for Aspect-Oriented Programs
Sep 01, 2008; ... Testing is a fundamental issue for ensuring software quality. The characteristics of aspect-oriented programming may be sources for failures due to new kinds of faults in the code of aspects. New testing approaches and criteria, taking into account the aspect-oriented features and constructs, ...
Quality Assurance in the perfSONAR Project Release, Incident, and Problem Management
Sep 01, 2008; ... Software release management is closely related to software quality management because only software of assured quality should be provided to users. While established best practices exist for the development of software within an organization, new challenges arise with the introduction of ...
Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk
Sep 01, 2008; ... SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESSES Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk Paul M. Duvall with Steve Matyas and Andrew Glover. 2007. Addison-Wesley (http:// www.pearsonhighered.com). 283 pages. ISBN 978-0-321-33638-5 GSQE Body of Knowledge areas: Software ...
Model-Based Software Testing and Analysis with C#
Sep 01, 2008; ... Model-Based Software Testing and Analysis with C# Jonathan Jacky, Margus Veanes, Colin Campbell, and Wolfram Schulte. 2008. Cambridge University Press (http:www.cambridge.org). 366 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0521687614 CSQE Body of Knowledge area: Software Engineering ...
Project Requirements: A Guide to Best Practices
Sep 01, 2008; ... Project Requirements: A Guide to Best Practices Ralph R. Young. 2006. Management Concepts, Inc. (http://www.management concepts.com). 254 pages. ISBN 1-56726-169-8 CSQE Body of Knowledge areas: Software Engineering Processes The buzzword for systems development in today's ...
SOA Principles of Service Design
Sep 01, 2008; ... SOA Principles of Service Design Thomas Erl. 2008. Prentice Hall (http://www.prenticehall. com). 573 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-234482-1 CSQE Body of Knowledge area: Systems and Software Engineering Processes-Systems Architecture This book can be summarized as a one-stop refresher ...