Comprehensive and up-to-date, it covers the most vital part of software development, independent verification and validation. Presents a variety of methods that will ensure better quality, performance, cost and reliability of technical products and systems. Features numerous hints, tips and instructions for better interaction between verification and validation personnel, development engineers and managers. Includes 8 case histories ranging from major engineering systems through information systems. Many of the principles involved also apply to computer hardware as well as the fields of science and engineering.
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Comprehensive and up-to-date, it covers the most vital part of software development, independent verification and validation. Presents a variety of methods that will ensure better quality, performance, cost and reliability of technical products and systems. Features numerous hints, tips and instructions for better interaction between verification and validation personnel, development engineers and managers. Includes 8 case histories ranging from major engineering systems through information systems. Many of the principles involved also apply to computer hardware as well as the fields of science and engineering.
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Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V): A Life Cycle Engineering Process for Quality Software is the most advantageous weapon a software developer or software-related company can be armed with to minimize risk. Lewis' book takes a building block approach of what software development is and then breaks each software development life cycle (SDLC) phase down in detail. It discussions all functions of the SDLC, configuration management, quality assurance, and the differences betweeen them and IV&V...
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Everyone who has ever been associated with software projects even peripherally realizes how difficult it has always been to exactly match the developed product to the users' needs and how software "bugs" seem to surface at the worst possible times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Software Engineering Economics by Barry W. Boehm on page 7, and Back Matter
- System Development (Prentice Hall International Series in Computing Science) by Michael Jackson on page 108, and Back Matter
- Method for Assessing the Software Engineering Capability of Contractors by W.S. Humphrey on page 291, and Back Matter
- Case is Software Automation by Carma McClure on page 144, and Back Matter
- Software Quality Management by John D. Cooper in Back Matter
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- Verification of Computer Codes in Computational Science and Engineering by Patrick Knupp in Back Matter
- Cost Estimator's Reference Manual (New Dimensions In Engineering Series) by Rodney D. Stewart in Front Matter
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