Title :
How quality fits into package development
Author_Institution :
Kogod Coll. of Bus. Adm., The American Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The software-package segment of the software market most closely resembles the manufacturing-for-consumption model on which most quality techniques are based. The author reports on observations of the development processes in 15 package companies, specifically how these developers view quality-assurance practices and what they have in place.<>
Keywords :
software quality; development processes; manufacturing-for-consumption model; package development; quality techniques; quality-assurance; software market; software-package segment; Companies; Computer bugs; Computer hacking; Costs; Packaging; Quality assurance; Quality management; Software packages; Software quality; Software testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE