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Introduction to Software Quality

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Gerard O’Regan

    1. SQC Consulting, Mallow, Ireland

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  • Provides a comprehensive introduction to software quality and software process improvement
  • Examines the various tools that support software engineering, and offers detailed coverage of software metrics and problem solving
  • Introduces formal methods, and approaches software quality from both the project-management and configuration-management perspectives
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 1-33

  3. Software Engineering

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 35-57

  4. Project Management

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 59-76

  5. Requirements, Design and Development

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 77-88

  6. Configuration Management

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 89-99

  7. Software Inspections

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 101-118

  8. Software Testing

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 119-134

  9. Supplier Selection and Management

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 135-141

  10. Software Quality Assurance

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 143-150

  11. Software Metrics

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 151-183

  12. ISO 9000

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 185-198

  13. Software Process Improvement

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 199-209

  14. Capability Maturity Model Integration

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 211-232

  15. Setting Up a CMMI Initiative

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 233-251

  16. SCAMPI Appraisals

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 253-269

  17. Software Engineering Tools

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 271-287

  18. Formal Methods

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 289-309

  19. Z Formal Specification Language

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 311-325

  20. Unified Modelling Language

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 327-338
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About this book

This textbook describes the approaches used by software engineers 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.

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From the book reviews:

“This book is true to its title: a comprehensive introduction to software quality aimed primarily at undergraduate students. … the breadth and the appropriateness of the topics covered make this book a welcome addition both to a university library bookshelf and to personal libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Students of all levels, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (L. Benedicenti, Choice, Vol. 52 (6), February, 2015)

“If you are looking for a good, compact overview of software quality, this book is for you. … The book covers many research areas and tools in 20 chapters over 350 densely packed pages. … this is a good reference book for students and practitioners in software research, development, and installation management.” (Birol Aygün, Computing Reviews, September, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • SQC Consulting, Mallow, Ireland

    Gerard O’Regan

About the author

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as Giants of Computing, Mathematics in Computing, A Brief History of Computing, Introduction to Software Process Improvement, and Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality.

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