| Preface to the Third Edition |
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| Preface to the Second Edition |
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| Preface to the First Edition |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| 1. How Did a Nice Discipline like Quality Get Mixed Up with Software Engineering? |
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Historical Perspectives of Software Quality Assurance |
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The Need for Software Quality Assurance |
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4 | (1) |
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Complexity and Precision in Programming |
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5 | (1) |
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Hardware versus Software: Similar but Different |
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6 | (1) |
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Built-in Software Quality |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (5) |
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Software Quality Dimensions |
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14 | (3) |
| 2. The Components of a Software Quality Assurance Program |
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17 | (20) |
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18 | (4) |
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Overview of the System Design and Software Design Process |
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22 | (3) |
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Software Standards and Procedures |
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25 | (6) |
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Implementation of a Software Quality Assurance Program |
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31 | (4) |
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Software Quality Assurance Education |
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35 | (2) |
| 3. The Software Quality Assurance Program: |
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Foundations of Methodology and Process |
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37 | (1) |
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Software Methodology and Process Definition |
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38 | (15) |
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Software Methodology and Process Documentation |
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53 | (35) |
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Software Policy Guidelines |
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88 | (7) |
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Software Quality Assurance in the Maintenance Cycle |
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95 | (10) |
| 4. The Software Quality Assurance Program: |
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Project Software Estimations |
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105 | (3) |
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Software Project Estimation |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (5) |
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Software Team Characteristics, Organization, and Staffing |
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115 | (8) |
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Reliable Estimations of Software Development |
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123 | (4) |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (3) |
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Estimation Model and Methods: Conclusions |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (10) |
| 5. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Project Software Documentation |
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145 | (60) |
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Software Planning Documents |
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146 | (29) |
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Software Requirements and Design Documents |
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175 | (21) |
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Software Testing and Verification and Validation Documents |
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196 | (5) |
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Software Documentation Usage |
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201 | (4) |
| 6. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Development Activities |
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205 | (54) |
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Software Requirements Engineering |
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207 | (7) |
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Quality Function Deployment in Software |
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214 | (1) |
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Heuristics, Rigor, and Cost in Software Design |
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215 | (2) |
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Software Requirements versus Software Design |
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217 | (6) |
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The Software Life Cycle in Practice |
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223 | (6) |
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229 | (14) |
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243 | (6) |
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249 | (4) |
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253 | (6) |
| 7. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Testing Activities |
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259 | (38) |
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260 | (2) |
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Stress and Boundary Tests |
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262 | (1) |
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Software Testing Strategy |
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263 | (3) |
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Selection of Orthogonal Array Testing |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (3) |
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Allocation of Software Testing |
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279 | (1) |
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Software Reliability Engineered Testing |
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280 | (6) |
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Software Statistical-Based Testing |
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286 | (4) |
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Designing an Integrated Corporate Test Strategy |
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290 | (3) |
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When is "Good Enough" Good Enough Testing? |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (3) |
| 8. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Verification and Validation Activities |
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297 | (18) |
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Verification and Validation in the Software Life Cycle |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (2) |
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Attributes of Quality Software |
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305 | (1) |
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Attributes of Quality Software Specifications |
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306 | (3) |
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Verification and Validation of Off-the-Shelf Software |
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309 | (1) |
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Verification and Validation of Software Safety |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (3) |
| 9. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Configuration Management Activities |
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315 | (14) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (4) |
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Control of Installed Variants |
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326 | (3) |
| 10. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Hazards and Safety Activities |
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329 | (46) |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (4) |
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Hazard Analysis Models and Techniques |
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337 | (14) |
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Hazard Analysis Difficulties |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (3) |
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Reliability versus Safety |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (9) |
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User Interface and Safety |
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365 | (10) |
| 11. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software User Interface Activities |
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375 | (20) |
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The Ubiquitous User Interface |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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Developing Human-Computer Interaction |
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377 | (1) |
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Behavioral and Constructional Domains |
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377 | (2) |
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Roles in User Interface Development |
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379 | (2) |
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The Value of User-friendly Medical Device Interfaces |
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381 | (4) |
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A Life Cycle for User Interaction Development |
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385 | (1) |
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A Different Perspective of Noninterface Software Development |
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386 | (5) |
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User Interface Development |
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391 | (1) |
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Integration of Development Processes |
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391 | (4) |
| 12. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Software Metrics |
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395 | (40) |
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Software Metrics and Models |
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396 | (5) |
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401 | (8) |
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409 | (3) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (3) |
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417 | (3) |
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420 | (5) |
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Software Reliability and Reliability Growth Models |
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425 | (3) |
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Maintainability Metrics Models |
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428 | (3) |
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Software Statistical Process Control |
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431 | (2) |
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Decision Making with Metrics |
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433 | (2) |
| 13. The Software Quality Assurance Program: Productivity and Capability Maturity Measurement |
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435 | (24) |
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Overview of Software Process Improvement Measurement |
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435 | (3) |
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Productivity Differentials in Software |
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438 | (1) |
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Software Assessment Standards and Models |
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439 | (3) |
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Software Metrics and Process Maturity |
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442 | (5) |
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The Steps in Using Maturity Metrics |
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447 | (1) |
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Identifying and Managing Risks for Software Process Improvement |
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448 | (11) |
| Bibliography |
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459 | (40) |
| Index |
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