24.2 Software standards
Software standards play an important role in plan-based software quality management. As I have discussed, an important part of quality assurance is the definition or selection of standards that should apply to the software development process or software product. As part of this process, tools and methods to support the use of these standards may also be chosen. Once standards have been selected for use, project-specific processes have to be defined to monitor the use of the standards and check that they have been followed.
Software standards are important for three reasons:
Standards capture wisdom that is of value to the organization. They are based on knowledge about the best or most appropriate practice for the company. ...
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