Publisher's Synopsis
This is a comprehensive, practical "How-to" guide for software companies and developers both small and large. The basic premise of the book is that the customer is the ultimate judge of product quality, therefore the customer must be an integral part of the development of the QA program. The reader is walked through the process of developing a QA program starting with understanding the customer's definition of quality and ending with formal process evaluation program, ISO 9000 and SEI CMM.