Performance Analysis of the Quality Assurance Group in Software Projects

• Felipe Furtado UFPE / C.E.S.A.R
• Ana Carla Barros C.E.S.A.R
• Valéria Moura C.E.S.A.R
• Luciana Valadares C.E.S.A.R
• Mariana Xavier C.E.S.A.R

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2009.15527

Abstract

Software development organizations are become more and more concerned about the process used to develop products with high quality. One of the challenges is to measure if the quality team’s investment to define and audit process is reflected in the project’s results. This paper describes the experience of a CMMI level 3 organization to analyze the impact of software quality assurance activities and its correlation with the project performance.

Keywords: Performance Analysis, Quality Assurance Group, Software Projects

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