Software QA Resources
Software quality assurance (SQA) is all about prevention. It looks at absolutely everything in the software development process and closely monitors and improves it. This includes requirements tracking and tracing, design reviews, defect tracking, testing, communication and more. SQA ensures standards and procedures are followed and that any problems are found and addressed so that software products are delivered on time, on budget and free of errors.
To assist developers with this practice, MKS has pulled together the following recommended tools, articles and other resources on this topic:
Recommended MKS Tool:
MKS Integrity Suite provides complete visibility into software development activities across the enterprise. With “right weight” requirements management built as an extension of MKS’s powerful software configuration management (SCM) capabilities, you gain complete lifecycle traceability from business requirements through to the deployed artifact, through ONE integrated application. Management Dashboards with metrics and reporting that flow from day to day system use, enable easy monitoring of processes and the ability to proactively make necessary changes. From requirements capture to defect tracking to build and deployment, MKS Integrity Suite provides end-to-end software configuration management, with the visibility and control necessary to prevent and uncover system errors for software quality assurance.
Recommended Articles:
“Implementing a Quality
Initiative in a Global Organization”
- MKS Webinar
“Software
Errors: Prevention and Detection"
- MacTech.com
“Why Software
Quality Stinks"
- CIO Magazine
Other Recommended Resources:
QAforums.com
– Over 50 forums that
cover almost every area of software testing, quality assurance and quality
engineering.
QAlinks.com
– Online quality
assurance and software testing links directory.
Software Development Magazine
-
Often has good articles on software QA and testing.
SQAtester.com
– Software quality
assurance testers community and portal.
StickyMinds.com
– From the
editors of Better Software magazine, a comprehensive software testing resource
site with articles, news, information on software testing and quality
engineering, books, tools, conferences, message boards.
Resources on Related Topics:
Software Configuration Management (SCM)
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Software Requirements Management (RM)
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
