CONTEXT: A lot of different quality assurance techniques exist to ensure high quality
products. However, most often they are applied in isolation. A systematic combination of …

In the current competitive world, producing quality products has become a prominent factor
to succeed in business. In this respect, defining and following the software product quality …

Context Software quality models provide either abstract quality characteristics or concrete
quality measurements; there is no seamless integration of these two aspects. Quality …

Abstract The use of Quality Tools to improve both product and process quality is currently a
common practice. However, there are two schools of thought on the use of Quality Tools …

Over time, software systems suffer gradual quality decay and therefore costs can rise if
organizations fail to take proactive countermeasures. Quality control is the first step to …

Many of the early quality models have followed a hierarchical approach in which a set of
factors that affect quality are defined, with little scope for expansion. More recent models …

Quality issues are occupying an increasingly prominent position in today's global business
market, with firms seeking to compete on an international level on both price and quality …

Quality Models play a critical role in assuring quality and have evolved over 40+ years. They
provide support for defining quality attributes, building and measuring the quality of the …

The paper describes results of a longitudinal study of developments in the area of software
product and process quality improvement within a Hungarian software company, IQSOFT …

Today, small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the software industry face major
challenges. Their resource constraints require high efficiency in development. Furthermore …