Software Quality Assurance

Software Quality Assurance provides the standards, processes and procedures that ensure that a software application meets it's requirements and is properly tested.

To accomplish this effort, SQA must adhere to software engineering standards, such as:

• IEEE
• ISO 9000
• CMMI
• Six Sigma

To achieve this lofty and ambitious objective, it requires that the whole process be broken down into logical tasks.

Otherwise, attempting to accomplish SQA is too unmanageable.

• Requirements Management
• Test Case Documentation and Management
• Defect Management
• Metrics Gathering and Reporting
• Code Analysis
• Automating Functional and Regression Testing
• Requiring Performance and Stress Testing Standards be Met

One of the fundamental aspects of SQA is the ongoing process improvement of the software development organization.

Often, SQA stops at defect tracking and test management, but to really benefit from a strong a SQA Program an organization must constantly inspect and monitor the business and technical processes throughout the development cycle.

Searching for ways to improve processes and standards for the betterment of the product.

A comprehensive SQA program includes continually process improvement of not only testing, but the processes, organization and the people involved with the development and delivery of software.

To the final goal of ensuring that the customer needs and expectations are being satisfied.

The Software Development Life Cycle, SDLC, fully encompasses the development, the delivery and the maintainability of a software application or service.

A wisely implemented SQA program can support any software development methodologies.

Whether you are using an AGILE, Waterfall, or some methodology in between, SQA can provide the testing, metrics and process improvement to ensure that the SDLC process evolves as the business and customer requirements change.

SQA is a set of practices for ensuring quality in software development processes.

It includes:

• Process definition and implementation
• Auditing
• Training

• Software Configuration Management Processes
• Successful Quality Assurance