English | PDF,EPUB | 2014 | 369 Pages | ISBN : 3319061054 | 12.18 MB

This textbook describes the approaches used by software eeers to build quality into their software. The fundamental principles of software quality management and software process im­provement are discussed in detail, with a particular focus on the CMMI framework.

Features: includes review questions at the end of each chapter; covers both theory and practice, and provides guidance on applying the theory in an industrial environment; examines all aspects of the software development process, including project planning and tracking, software lifecycles, software inspections and testing, configuration management, and software quality assurance; provides detailed coverage of software metrics and problem solving; describes SCAMPI appraisals and how they form part of the continuous improvement cycle; presents an introduction to formal methods and the Z specification language; discusses UML, which is used to describe the architecture of the system; reviews the history of the field of software quality.