...2277-8616 44 IJSTR©2015 www.ijstr.org A Framework For Software Quality Assurance Using Agile Methodology Maria Sagheer, Tehreem Zafar, Mehreen Sirshar Abstract: Agile methodology that uses iterative and incremental approach is widely used in the industry projects as they can satisfy to the change of requirements. Efficient product delivery is achieved by using short iterations. But assuring the quality in any system is essential and imperative part which is very difficult task, which raises a question that: Is quality is assured in the software which is developed using agile methodology? The research paper proposed a solution and summarizes that how the quality is achieved or assure in agile software development using different factors. The major focus of this research paper is to analyse the quality parameter which assure quality in the agile methodology. The research paper includes the brief overview of the parameters which assure quality in agile. ———————————————————— I. INTRODUCTION. For the successful software engineering, the delivery of high quality software is needed. Mainly the customer satisfaction level is considered as the quality attribute which defines high quality of any system. Traditionally waterfall approach is used for the software development in which system is developed by freezing the requirements. To achieve high quality Agile methods rather than waterfall approach for the software development are adapted by many organizations to compete...
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...Software Quality Assurance Software quality assurance Software quality assurance, often referred to in the industry as "software testing" or "QA testing" consists of thoroughly testing every aspect of a software project to ensure that: 1. It functions as intended and does not contain errors 2. It complies with the previously established development guidelines As the interactive software industry grows, software quality assurance has become more and more complicated. Many offshoots have arisen and considerably complicated the software testing jargon: security testing, unit testing, usability testing, load testing, scripted testing, compatibility testing, etc. In the end, what software quality assurance is all about is making sure that your software product works seamlessly for all your users. While we may expand into other areas in the future, we at the Crowdsourced Testing company specialize in one particular type of testing known as functional testing. The sad reality of software quality assurance The unfortunate reality of the software development industry is that testing is often neglected because development companies are under a tremendous amount of pressure to deliver their projects faster and faster. Furthermore, software programming is a complex endeavor and it is very difficult to know ahead of time exactly how much time will be needed to develop a particular project. What usually ends up happening is that programmers work until the very last minute available...
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...com Senior Quality Assurance professional expert in the design and delivery of cost-effective, high-performance technology in support of growth with budget responsibilities up to all phases of Quality Assurance, the project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through implementation and enhancement. Effective at building culturally diverse, team-centered operating units, with excellent business process and strategy development skills. Expert at planning, managing and executing all life cycle activities such as test strategy, defect tracking, testing estimation and test planning. | | | | SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge & Expertise - 25 plus years of expertise in Software Testing/Quality Assurance Management, Risk Management, Data Warehousing, Defect Management and Resource Management. Process improvement and optimization focus - Improve software quality, meet customer expectations and reduce defects by supporting proven software quality practices as well as implementing practical and effective process improvement methods. Flexible - Demonstrated ability to excel in process oriented organizations requiring strict adherence to regulations as well as those requiring out of box thinking for new and effective process implementation and adherence. Self motivated fast learner - Constant focus on enhancing knowledge / expertise by keeping pace with latest developments in software quality, testing and management. ...
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...Quality is a substantially more confounded term than it shows up. Dictionary definitions are typically lacking in helping a quality expert comprehend the idea. It appears that each quality expert characterizes quality to some degree distinctive way. There are varieties of points of view that can be taken in characterizing quality (e.g. customer’s point of view, requirements- based perspective. As per Deming, customer definition of quality is the one that matters most. However, it is very vital for companies to identify the right customer. As per Deming, by improving quality, companies will decrease expenses as well as increase productivity and market share. Also, the quality was defined by Dr. Deming in two ways * A product that conforms to a set of standards, * A product that meets consumer wants and needs. Once standards have been identified, in order to provide a "quality" product, suppliers need to assure that products are manufactured in a manner such that they conform to the quality standards. Quality management is the totality of functions involved in the determination and achievement of quality (includes quality assurance and quality control). [Source: ASQ Statistics Division, Glossary & Tables for Statistical Quality Control, 1983]. The concept of quality management is the foundation for effective management and successful leadership. Programs like Total Quality Management, Six-sigma are practiced by many companies to implement best quality management...
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...Effective communicator, excellent team player, quick learner and creative problem solver with fine-tuned analytical skills. Education includes: Professional Summary Business Requirements Gathering, Business Process Flow, System Analysis, Business Process Modeling and Business Analysis. Industry experience in Healthcare, Finance, Health Insurance and Banking sector. Expertise experience in writing Business requirements document, System requirements specifications, Functional requirements document, developing Use Cases, creating screen mockups, and preparing Training manuals. Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)- Feasibility Requirements Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing, Implementation, Support) and Rational Unified Process (RUP) and UML methodology Expertise in Waterfall and iterative methodologies such as Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology, and Agile. Excellent skills in writing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FSD) and Non-Functional Specification Document, System Design Specification (SDS) Performed Gap analysis, SWOT analysis, Risk analysis, and Cost/Benefit analysis. Coordinating various technical and managerial teams at all levels. Tracing requirements throughout the development process and verifying adherence using the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). Tracing requirements throughout the development process and verifying adherence using the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)...
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...feature open source Achieving Quality in Open Source Software Mark Aberdour, opensourcetesting.org Reviewing objective studies of open source software quality can help us better understand how to achieve software quality in both open and closed-source development. T he open source software community has published a substantial body of research on OSS quality. Focusing on this peer-reviewed body of work lets us draw conclusions from empirical data about how to achieve OSS quality, rather than relying on the large volume of evangelical opinion that has historically dominated this field. This body of published research has become much more critical and objective in its efforts to understand OSS development, and a consensus has emerged on the key components of high-quality OSS delivery. This article reviews this body of research and draws out lessons learned, investigating how the approaches for delivering high-quality OSS differ from, and can be incorporated into, closed-source software development. paring quality management in open source and closed-source software development. OSS development must also manage a geographically distributed team, requiring focus on coordination tasks. Yet OSS development seems to eschew best practices without software quality suffering. Indeed, an extensive study of 100 open source applications found that structural code quality was higher than expected and comparable with commercially developed software.1 The body of research demonstrates...
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...[pic] Quality Assurance Plan For WAN Solutions Date: 5/26/2012 Revision Sheet |Release No. |Date |Revision Description | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |[pic] | | | ...
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...| Agile Testing Methodology | | | | Bhavik Bharat Mehta ) | | Table of Contents Traditional Software Development Process 3 Traditional Testing 4 Introduction to Agile Process 5 Agile v/s Traditional Process 6 Software Testing Process in Agile 7 Key features of Agile Tester 8 Limitation of Traditional QA in Agile Environment 9 Software Testing – An Agile Methodology 10 Change Mindset 10 Change Focus 10 Elimination of Bottleneck 10 Latency Reduction 11 Less Documentation 11 Test Driven Approach 12 Value working software over comprehensive documentation 13 Importance of team than processes 13 Challenges in Agile Testing 14 Speed and Volume change 14 Inconsistent/ Inadequate Unit Testing 14 Decision fatigue 15 Testing in the nth iteration 15 Testing within same iteration as coding 16 Poor changing and Missing Test Oracles 16 Various Process Agile Testing 17 Exploratory Testing 17 Scrum Testing 17 Lean and Kanban Testing 18 Extreme Programming 19 Agile Testing in Large Scale Project 21 References 22 Traditional Software Development Process Traditional software methodologies are based on a sequential series of steps that has to be defined and documented in detail; this process does not support changes of requirements also the complete system has to be known at start. Traditional methodologies employ a requirement-design-build format and are considered to be the traditional way to develop software...
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...Living Total Quality Management-(The Agile way) Devyani Sharma, Saurabh Bagaria Pitney Bowes Business Insight Logix Techno Park, Tower - D Sector-127, NOIDA- 201301(U.P.) Phone 91-120-4026000 Fax 91-120-4026013/14 Devyani_sharma@mapinfo.com Abstract: Total Quality Management is used by organizations across the globe to ensure that every process from start to finish whether in product manufacturing, solution development or service distribution embraces quality as a guiding principle. In this paper we explore why TQM is such a powerful philosophy and how software development companies can benefit from TQM. We shall discuss how TQM can help when following Agile Model and how it complements the agile philosophy. The Paper will be divided in five sections:1. The Quality perspective 2. Agile Quality Management- a combined approach 3. Agile Quality Mindset 4. Challenges 5. Conclusion Keywords: TQM, Agile, Quality 1 Introduction In mid 1940s, Dr. W. Edward Deming introduced the world with concept of TQM. Dr Deming’s ideas had little impact on the American psychology but his management mantras were a huge success in Japan. As a result of which till date Japanese products are considered to of highest quality standards. Total Quality Management (TQM) is Intrinsic Quality Control, an integrative management philosophy aimed at continuously improving the performance of products, processes and services to achieve and exceed customer...
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...Impact of Inspection and Testing on Quality of Software; a Comparison Naila Bashir Awan, Tooba Ahmad and Mehreen Ahmed KEYWORDS: Quality Assurance, Software testing, Inspection, testing. comparison. The methodology being used is empirical research. This research paper will answer the following questions. • • Are both testing and inspection necessary for software quality assurance? Which Technique (testing or inspection) is better for checking the quality of code? Abstract---Developing software systems involves a series of activities where there are many possibilities to make errors. Thus, software development should always be accompanied by quality assurance (QA) activities. Inspection and testing are two common QA activities, which are often used in different phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC). This research addresses the basic question that which technique is better and are both necessary. But we come to know that both testing and inspection are important defect removal activities and equally effective. 1. INTRODUCTION Quality means the degree to which a system, component, or process meets customer or user needs or expectations. [1] Quality Assurance is set of activities designed to evaluate the process by which products are developed or manufactured. [3]All major software developers stress software quality assurance and try to remove bugs before release. It’s easy to review code but fail to notice significant errors. Thus, software development should always...
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...Summary of Skills Business Analyst with People Management Skills, Customer Relationship Management and expertise in Software project development and management in Agile methodology • Over 5 years of experience in gathering requirements for software application development projects • Eliciting requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, site visits, product related descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task & workflow analysis. • Delivering IT Solutions involving requirement analysis and management, project scope definition, implementation and testing of applications built for Windows, Mobile devices and Web in internet/intranet infrastructure • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user needs from the required system • Proficient in documenting business requirements in Agile methodology, creating Functional specifications, User Interface design, Use Case Modeling, Process flows and reviewing Test Case document • Expertise in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) management and Business to Business (B2B) integration concepts • Proficient at Scrum model & processes and Agile methodologies, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) • Posses good domain understanding and expertise in Healthcare and Retail...
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...and tracking a project is a project manager. This person should be in charge of the people, process, and activities to ensure the project is on schedule and within budget. The people responsible for the business side of developing software, to include the project manager, focus on issues concerning profit, marketing, and customer satisfaction. There should also be a development team established to pursue a design, gather requirements, create documentation (e.g., design specifications, installation guide, command reference), as well as test and implement the product (Braude & Bernstein, 2011). When engaging a software project, it is important to remember the most critical resources to a project are the people involved. “It is through their efforts that software is successfully constructed and delivered” (Braude & Bernstein, 2011, p. 6). It is also vital to maintain positive client relationships. Clients and customers are responsible for purchasing the cost-effective, high-quality software that meets their specific requirements. Whether these people are the end-users or not, the user-interface should make duties efficient and be easy to use (Braude & Bernstein, 2011). The Waterfall Model The simplest and most easily implemented development methodology is the waterfall process. The waterfall process begins with the conception of the product and the collection of business objectives followed by the definition and...
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...Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirements by providing full sample tracking, user certification, instrument and calibration management, standards & reagents management, full auditing, CFR21 Part 11, report and sample scheduling, bar coding, on-line help, and other functions. By eliminating several common sources of human error and by connecting directly to the laboratory-based instrumentation, LIMS improve laboratory efficiency. A full-featured LIMS will manage various laboratory data types including sample log-in, reporting analytical results, billing, and other related operations. PURPOSE/ BUSINESS NEED: As a result of the increased use of various high throughput technologies in virtually all areas of biological research, sophisticated software is needed to help research and diagnostic laboratories manage, analyze, and organize complex data. In addition, core technology facilities must be able...
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...Questions: Q1. What do you need to know in regards to determine if a product developed in an IT project achieves its quality objectives? Q2. What is a functionality and portability as the ISO 9126 (Software Quality Characteristics and Attributes) suggests that software quality characteristic may be refined into multiple levels of sub-characteristics.? Q3. What is the basic difference between ISO 10006:2003 and ISO 9004:2008? Q4. What is the result when you differentiate between a computed result and the correct result in quality assurance? Explain quality control methods. Q5. How will you define a mistake in project quality assurance? Q6. Can it be that difficult to measure quality? How would you do it? Q7. Which tools/ techniques that can be used to establish relationships between sequential (check) results from testing or inspection Q8. Explain some of the quality management tools and techniques. Q9. What are the major costs related to quality? Define cost of quality. Q10. Explain the stakeholders/clients roles to determine the effectiveness of the quality management system? Q11. What are the different organisational policies or procedures that may impact on the implementation of a complex project? Q12. Project management is accomplished through the appropriate application and integration of the 42 logically grouped project management processes comprising the five (5) Process Groups. List and outline briefly each of those process groups...
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...regards to determine if a product developed in an IT project achieves its quality objectives? Q2. What is a functionality and portability as the ISO 9126 (Software Quality Characteristics and Attributes) suggests that software quality characteristic may be refined into multiple levels of sub-characteristics.? Q3. What is the basic difference between ISO 10006:2003 and ISO 9004:2008? Q4. What is the result when you differentiate between a computed result and the correct result in quality assurance? Explain quality control methods. Q5. How will you define a mistake in project quality assurance? Q6. Can it be that difficult to measure quality? How would you do it? Q7. Which tools/ techniques that can be used to establish relationships between sequential (check) results from testing or inspection Q8. Explain some of the quality management tools and techniques. Q9. What are the major costs related to quality? Define cost of quality. Q10. Explain the stakeholders/clients roles to determine the effectiveness of the quality management system? Q11...
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