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Software Quality

Quality Assurance

Handbook of Software Quality Assurance
edited by Gordon Schulmeyer and James I. McManus. Prentice-Hall, 1999. See Details

Practical Guide to Software Quality Management
by John W. Horch. Artech House, 1996. See Details

Inroads to Software Quality: "How To" Guide and Toolkit
by Alka Jarvis and Vern Crandall. Prentice-Hall, 1997. See Details

Cultivating Successful Software Development: A Practitioner's View
by Scott E. Donaldson and Stanley G. Siegel. Prentice-Hall, 1997. See Details

Chaos and Complexity in Software: Challenging the Industry and the New Science
by Robert Bruce Kelsey. Nova Science Publishers, 1999. See Details

Capability Maturity Models

CMM in Practice: Processes for Executing Software Projects at Infosys
by Pankaj Jalote. Addison-Wesley, 1999. See Details

The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process
Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute. Addison-Wesley, 1995. See Details

A Discipline for Software Engineering
by Watts S. Humphrey. Addison-Wesley, 1995. See Details

Measurement & Metrics

Measuring the Software Process: Statistical Process Control for Software Process Improvement
|(The SEI Series in Software Engineering)
by William A. Florac, Anita D. Carleton, April 1999. See Details
Provides excellent coverage of the application of statistical techniques to the software arena. Provides excellent and clear examples. Written at an advanced level, but readable by beginners with patience. A MUST read if you're pursuing statistical control of software processes

Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering
by Stephen H. Kan. Addison-Wesley, 1995. See Details

Software Engineering Economics
by Barry W. Boehm. Prentice-Hall, 1981. See Details
This is the classic work on the subject!

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