Chapter 1SQA – Definitions and Concepts
1.1 Software Quality and Software Quality Assurance – Definitions
We shall Start by delving into our target topic of software quality and discuss the following basic definitions:
- Software quality
- Software quality assurance (SQA)
- Software quality assurance – an expanded definition
- The objectives of SQA activities
The definition of software quality is shown in Frame 1.1.
Two aspects of software quality are presented in the above definition: one is meeting the requirements, while the other is generating customer/stakeholder satisfaction. A high quality software product is expected to meet all written development requirements – whether defined fully before the development began, or later in the course of the development process – and to meet the relevant regulations and professional conventions. Quality is also achieved through fulfillment of stakeholder needs and wants.
Software Quality Assurance – Definition
One of the most commonly used definitions of SQA is proposed by the IEEE, cited in Frame 1.2.
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