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Summary: Collection of practical best practices
Review: I discovered this wonderful book when I visited a friend last summer and was so impressed that I immediately invested in a copy. The chapters ranging from quality control methods to processes to testing to software maintenance are comprised of papers written by members of the Japanese Standards Association. Each paper is clearly written, beautifully illustrated and, most importantly, provide some of the best insights into software quality that I've ever read. This book can be immediately used to develop an effective quality program that will be based on proven practices and techniques. The section of software maintenance alone is worth many times the price of this book. Also, if you are striving for CMM Level 5 this book has all of the ingredients for meeting the process areas associated with optimizing and continuous improvement. If you are an advanced SQA professional or responsible for a large software engineering organization this book is essential reading. I also recommend it for test and QA professionals and release managers.
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Summary: Collection of practical best practices
Review: I discovered this wonderful book when I visited a friend last summer and was so impressed that I immediately invested in a copy. The chapters ranging from quality control methods to processes to testing to software maintenance are comprised of papers written by members of the Japanese Standards Association. Each paper is clearly written, beautifully illustrated and, most importantly, provide some of the best insights into software quality that I've ever read. This book can be immediately used to develop an effective quality program that will be based on proven practices and techniques. The section of software maintenance alone is worth many times the price of this book. Also, if you are striving for CMM Level 5 this book has all of the ingredients for meeting the process areas associated with optimizing and continuous improvement. If you are an advanced SQA professional or responsible for a large software engineering organization this book is essential reading. I also recommend it for test and QA professionals and release managers.
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Summary: A bunch of research papers
Review: I was looking for a comprehensive study on testing methods, when I bought this book. I have an academic background, so after looking into the table of contents and skimming through pages in local bookstore, I though I had found right publication. The book has quite solid research foundations and each section provides number of references. Problem is that topics covered in most chapters are too theoretical to be relevant in practice. This book could provide a good background for somebody interested in pure research or writing a PHD thesis, but if you are looking for a clear and well research references in quality assurance it is going to be a waste of 90$ (plus tax). When reading this book, you may want to skip first hundred pages to avoid being exposed to nationalistic arrogance of authors. But, in the same time it was a source of amusement for me; have a read and you will se what I mean :)
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Summary: Outstanding reference - comprehensive and complete
Review: I've had this book since 1997 and find myself referring to it often. It can be used as a clear explanation of software quality control and software quality assurance for professionals entering the field, as well as an off-the-shelf quality manual. The reason I find it so useful is that it also serves as an encyclopedia of software quality that covers every facet ranging from methods to software maintenance. I find myself constantly referring to Chapter 13, Methods for Quantitative Measurement and Evaluation of Quality, which is complete and filled with formulae. In that respect, the material in this book will fit nicely into an organization that uses SPICE, ISO 9000-3, or Bootstrap as a quality framework. Moreover, if you're in a CMM level 3 or above organization you'll find the quantitative methods described in this book useful, particularly at levels 4 and 5. My favorite chapters were 11, Quality Function Deployment for Software, and 12, Examples of Quality Measurement Systems. Both of these chapters went into great detail and both provided information and insights that have deeply influenced my approach to quality and metrics.Chapter 14, Production Planning for Software Products was another excellent source of information because this is the bridge between development and operations, and the quality approach in this chapter is the best I've encountered. If you're an SQA practitioner, software testing professional or member of a software engineering process organization or team this book should be on your shelf. It has served me well in one consulting engagement and project after another and is possible one of the best books in which a serious practitioner should invest.
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Summary: Outstanding reference - comprehensive and complete
Review: I've had this book since 1997 and find myself referring to it often. It can be used as a clear explanation of software quality control and software quality assurance for professionals entering the field, as well as an off-the-shelf quality manual. The reason I find it so useful is that it also serves as an encyclopedia of software quality that covers every facet ranging from methods to software maintenance. I find myself constantly referring to Chapter 13, Methods for Quantitative Measurement and Evaluation of Quality, which is complete and filled with formulae. In that respect, the material in this book will fit nicely into an organization that uses SPICE, ISO 9000-3, or Bootstrap as a quality framework. Moreover, if you're in a CMM level 3 or above organization you'll find the quantitative methods described in this book useful, particularly at levels 4 and 5. My favorite chapters were 11, Quality Function Deployment for Software, and 12, Examples of Quality Measurement Systems. Both of these chapters went into great detail and both provided information and insights that have deeply influenced my approach to quality and metrics.Chapter 14, Production Planning for Software Products was another excellent source of information because this is the bridge between development and operations, and the quality approach in this chapter is the best I've encountered. If you're an SQA practitioner, software testing professional or member of a software engineering process organization or team this book should be on your shelf. It has served me well in one consulting engagement and project after another and is possible one of the best books in which a serious practitioner should invest.
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