Tag Archives: software quality
Improve Your Business With A Quality Management System Review
Once in a while it’s good to review your quality/business management system (structure, processes, requirements, etc) – we’ll focus on processes for the moment. The relevance of processes is critical. They must be useful to your staff, customers, partners and … Continue reading
Filed under alignment, appraisals, audits, CMMI, improvement, ISO9001, KPI, method, metrics, organization change, people, PMO, problems, process improvement, product quality, risk, ROI, strategy, templates
Peer Reviews Improve Product Quality and Project Delivery
Shock! They actually work! Peer reviews are an effective tool to improve the quality of deliverables – be they documents, code, tests, presentations, etc. Yet they are still not used in many companies. Why not? People don’t have the “time” … Continue reading
Experiences with recruiting quality and process improvement staff
I was recently asked for some advice about recruiting quality and process improvement managers and analysts. Like many roles, these people can have a significant impact across an organisation. Get it right and you’ll see productivity improvements across the company; … Continue reading
Filed under agile, audits, CMMI, improvement, innovation, ISO9001, method, people, problems, process improvement, sales, software quality, startup
How to measure software quality
A model of software product quality that has been around for many years is ISO9126. It’s never really gained a lot of traction in ICT projects. One of its issues is the lack of integration with SDLCs, requirements management and … Continue reading
Filed under metrics, peer reviews, product quality, software quality