Software Quality Engineering : Testing, Quality Assurance, and Quantifiable Improvement

The one resource needed to create reliable software This text offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to software quality engineering. By following the author's clear guidance, readers learn how to master the techniques to produce high-quality, reliable software, regardless of the software system's level of complexity. The first part of the publication introduces major topics in software quality engineering and presents quality planning as an integral part of the process. Providing readers with a solid foundation in key concepts and practices, the book moves on to offer in-depth coverage of software testing as a primary means to ensure software quality; alternatives for quality assurance, including defect prevention, process improvement, inspection, formal verification, fault tolerance, safety assurance, and damage control; and measurement and analysis to close the feedback loop for quality assessment and quantifiable improvement. The text's approach and style evolved from the author's hands-on experience in the classroom. All the pedagogical tools needed to facilitate quick learning are provided: Figures and tables that clarify concepts and provide quick topic summaries Examples that illustrate how theory is applied in real-world situations Comprehensive bibliography that leads to in-depth discussion of specialized topics Problem sets at the end of each chapter that test readers' knowledge This is a superior textbook for software engineering, computer science, information systems, and electrical engineering students, and a dependable reference for software and computer professionals and engineers. A revolutionary new resource that brings documentation product management ideas up to date

The 1994 bestselling classic Managing Your Documentation Projects set the industry standard for technical documentation. However, since then, much has changed in the world of information development. With this new title, JoAnn Hackos looks beyond the structured project of the 1980s and 1990s. Instead, she focuses on the rapidly changing projects of the 21st century and addresses how to introduce agile information development without neglecting the central focus of planning information design and development around the needs of information users.

As an information-development manager, you are expected to reduce costs and project time, do more work with fewer resources and less money, and increase the value of the information you deliver. Recognizing this, Hackos has carefully designed this book to help you do precisely that. She helps you make strategic decisions about information development and directs the discussion of project management toward smarter decision-making.

An update of the original 1994 Information Process Maturity Model (IPMM) presents you with a method by which you can compare the state of your organization to others, evaluate your current status, and then consider what is necessary in order to move to the next level.

Information Development offers a completely new look at best practices for all phases of the document development lifecycle, including:

• Managing a corporate information portfolio
• Evaluating process maturity
• Partnering with customers and developing user scenarios
• Developing team effectiveness and collaboration
• Planning and monitoring information projects
• Managing translation and production
• Evaluating project performance
• Managing for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness

The companion Web site includes electronic versions of the templates and checklists featured in the book.

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The one resource needed to create reliable software

This text offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to software quality engineering. By following the author's clear guidance, readers learn how to master the techniques to produce high-quality, reliable software, regardless of the software system's level of complexity.

The first part of the publication introduces major topics in software quality engineering and presents quality planning as an integral part of the process. Providing readers with a solid foundation in key concepts and practices, the book moves on to offer in-depth coverage of software testing as a primary means to ensure software quality; alternatives for quality assurance, including defect prevention, process improvement, inspection, formal verification, fault tolerance, safety assurance, and damage control; and measurement and analysis to close the feedback loop for quality assessment and quantifiable improvement.

The text's approach and style evolved from the author's hands-on experience in the classroom. All the pedagogical tools needed to facilitate quick learning are provided:

• Figures and tables that clarify concepts and provide quick topic summaries
• Examples that illustrate how theory is applied in real-world situations
• Comprehensive bibliography that leads to in-depth discussion of specialized topics
• Problem sets at the end of each chapter that test readers' knowledge

This is a superior textbook for software engineering, computer science, information systems, and electrical engineering students, and a dependable reference for software and computer professionals and engineers.

A revolutionary new resource that brings documentation product management ideas up to date The 1994 bestselling classic Managing Your Documentation Projects set the industry standard for technical documentation. However, since then, much has changed in the world of information development. With this new title, JoAnn Hackos looks beyond the structured project of the 1980s and 1990s. Instead, she focuses on the rapidly changing projects of the 21st century and addresses how to introduce agile information development without neglecting the central focus of planning information design and development around the needs of information users. As an information-development manager, you are expected to reduce costs and project time, do more work with fewer resources and less money, and increase the value of the information you deliver. Recognizing this, Hackos has carefully designed this book to help you do precisely that. She helps you make strategic decisions about information development and directs the discussion of project management toward smarter decision-making. An update of the original 1994 Information Process Maturity Model (IPMM) presents you with a method by which you can compare the state of your organization to others, evaluate your current status, and then consider what is necessary in order to move to the next level. Information Development offers a completely new look at best practices for all phases of the document development lifecycle, The companion Web site includes electronic versions of the templates and checklists featured in the book. Wiley Technology Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at (http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/) www.wiley.com/compbooks/ I not only read the book but took the class from Dr. Tian as well. It is a good overview of software testing and the techniques used to provide both quality assurance and quality control (testing). If one is intending on using this for an in depth approach for how to conduct test you will be disappointed. From an industry and practitioner standpoint even the test material in the book is a bit academic and vague and is much better supplemented by other textbooks that give a more specific approach on how to perform testing. For example the boundary condition testing is incomplete (superficial from a practitioner standpoint) and there are more specific approaches in the industry, documented by leading industry experts in various textbooks, that provide a more complete and prescriptive approach for boundary testing. It does have an innovative approach for dealing with web page testing and coverage, but since that is not my specialty in software testing I cannot say how practical it is. The other area of innovation is in the Markov chain testing approach and the Unified Markov Model. These seem to be more practical from a usage standpoint. In general this is a good overview book. If you are intending to use this for test generation or coverage there are other textbooks that provide more specific coverage. "This text offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to software quality engineering. By following the author's clear guidance, readers learn how to master the techniques to produce high-quality, reliable software, regardless of the software system's level of complexity." "This is a superior textbook for software engineering, computer science, information systems, and electrical engineering students, and a dependable reference for software and computer professionals and engineers."--Jacket. With the 1994 publication of Managing Your Documentation Projects, JoAnn Hackos created the standards for technical documentation that are now taught in more than 120 degreee programs. With this new title, Hackos literally rewrites the book, creating an entirely new approach to deal with major changes since her 1994 classic first published. For the first time, she sets out standards for the complete product documentation lifecycle, from project planning and design to production and QA This book tells you how to meet people's expectations with quality planning, software quality, automation, execution, validation, verification, measurement and analysis, and support. It is divided into four major parts: Part I introduces all the major topics and covers quality planning. Part II is devoted to software testing topics.