W3 Assignment: Software Quality Assurance

Context/overview: Assume OO design and an agile process for delivery of the SAMS
project. Consider the software quality assurance needs of the SAMS project.
Resources to consult: Chapter 18
Specific questions or items to address:

1. Specify quality attributes applicable to the SAMS project.

2. Evaluate the requirements, design, implementation and system metrics in
figure 19.2. Which metrics will you use to assess the quality of the SAMS
project, and why?
3. Which static and dynamic verification and validation techniques will you use
in the SAMS project?
4. What QA techniques will you use to ensure the quality of the SAMS software?

Grading Rubric:
Description
Quality attributes were specified

Maximum Your
Points
Points
25

Described the metrics used to assess the quality 20

of the SAMS project. (Cyclomatic complexity
should not be one of the metrics, as OO design
is used.)
Described why the metrics were selected.

10

Listed static and dynamic verification and

validation techniques used in the SAMS
project

20

Listed QA techniques used to ensure SAMS

software quality.

25