17 QQI

Question 1

QE activities can be classified:

Answer 1

Pre-QA activities (goal, measurement, and overall strategy)
In QA activites (covered in earlier lectures)
Post-QA activities (maybe parallel instead of “post-“)

Question 2

Quality improvement was achieved through

Answer 2

Measurement
Analysis
Feedback
Organizational Support.

Question 3

A manager can control:

Answer 3

1. Resources.
2. Time
3. Product
4. Risk

Question 4

To control a project, a manager needs to keep track of:

Answer 4

1. Effort.
2. Time
3. Size.
4. Defects (and how do these impact quality)

Question 5

Direct Quality measures

Answer 5

1. MTTF (mean time to failure)
2. discovered defects so far (estimates the total number of defects)

Question 6

When do (direct) measures become available?

Answer 6

Later part of the SE process.
- fixing problems at late stages may not be cost effective.

Because the longer a defect stays in a system.
- the more harm it is likely to cause and the more difficult to fix.

Question 7

Measures needs:

Answer 7

Earily quality indicators to provide early quality predictions.

Question 8

Direct Measures

Answer 8

Measrement of results and defects.

Question 9

Indirect Measures

Answer 9

Environmental
- Process
- People
- Product

Product Internal
Activitiy (Specifies QA activities and involves dynamic measurement)

Question 10

When to stop testing/QA

Answer 10

When to release the product.

Question 11

Decision Sequence

Answer 11

If quality measures directly releveant to customers are available, use those.

Use internal qualikty assessments.

Coverage based release criteria.

Completion of QA activites.