Chapter 15. Other Techniques

Introduction

In this chapter, we will review some of the many other techniques used in managing projects. It is a quick look at the style, approaches, and, in some cases, the methodology used.

Software Quality Assurance

The purpose of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is to provide management with clarity into the process being used by the software project and of the products being built.

SQA involves reviewing and auditing the software products, processes, procedures, tasks, and milestones to verify that they comply with the applicable standards and providing the project managers and other senior management with the results of these reviews and audits.

The SQA group works with the software project during its early stages ...

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