Software Quality

Chapter 18Evaluation of Processes and Development Environment for Conformance

18.1 Introduction

One may assure software product quality by evaluating the conformance of the software product to requirements and correcting the identified nonconformities. An alternative way to ensure software product quality is by evaluating the implementation of appropriate processes throughout the software life cycle, and in this way, totally or almost totally, preventing the creation of nonconformities. Perhaps, the combined implementation is the preferred way to assure the process and also the product.

This chapter is dedicated to activities performed to evaluate process assurance and development environment for conformance to requirements, standards, regulations, and conventions.

The process requirement definition is presented in Frame 18.1.

Frame 18.1: Process Requirement Definition

Source: IEEE Std. 730–2014 (IEEE, )

Process requirement definition

“Process requirements specify the processes the project will use to produce the project outcomes. Process requirements may include specific processes mandated to be in place, specific tasks the project or organization is mandated to perform, and the manner in which specific tasks are to be performed. Process requirements are derived from, and are a response to, stakeholder requirements.”0

The scope of process assurance activities include all phases of the software life cycle.

The software life cycle includes the following phases (according ...