Title :
From the software process to software quality: BOOTSTRAP and ISO 9000
Author :
Kugler, H.-J. ; Messnarz, Richard
Author_Institution :
Eur. Software Inst., Bilbao, Spain
Abstract :
The aim of the BOOTSTRAP project was to develop a method for software process assessment, quantitative measurement and improvement. BOOTSTRAP enhanced and refined the SEI method for software process assessment and adapted it to the needs of software producing units (SPUs) in the European software industry. BOOTSTRAP assesses both the SPU and the projects of the SPU with respect to policies and guidelines and their implementation. The BOOTSTRAP maturity level algorithm determines quantitative process quality profiles for individual process quality attributes. This quality profile serves as a basis for making decisions about process improvements and allows to determine the degree of satisfaction of ISO 9000
Keywords :
DP industry; ISO standards; software metrics; software quality; BOOTSTRAP; European software industry; ISO 9000; maturity level algorithm; process quality attributes; quantitative measurement; quantitative process quality; software process; software process assessment; software producing units; software quality; Engineering management; Guidelines; Q factor; Quality management; Software engineering; Software measurement; Software quality; Software standards; Software testing; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 First Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6960-8
DOI :
10.1109/APSEC.1994.465262
