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A quality assurance program for software maintenance

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This paper presents the description of a quality assurance (QA) program applied to software maintenance projects. The QA program is a set of checks or inspections overlaid on the steps of the maintenance project. The relationship between the QA program and project management is shown. The paper includes a brief discussion of waivers and deviations to standards and control documents. The QA checks are delegated to three levels. The rationale, scope, and authority for each level are discussed. A list of sample criteria used for each QA check or inspection is given.

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AFIPS '82: Proceedings of the June 7-10, 1982, national computer conference
June 1982
857 pages
ISBN:088283035X
DOI:10.1145/1500774
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