Assessing quality in software development: An agile methodology approach

  • Authors

    • V. Rodríguez-Hernández
    • M.C. Espino-Gudiño
    • J.L. González-Pérez
    • J. Gudiño-Bazaldúa
    • Victor Castano Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
    2015-06-09
    https://doi.org/10.14419/jacst.v4i2.4173
  • Software Develoment, Quality Assesment, Agile Technology, Education, Software Training.

  • Abstract

    A novel methodology, result of 10 years of in-field testing, which makes possible the convergence of different types of models and quality standards for Engineering and Computer Science Faculties, is presented. Since most software-developing companies are small and medium sized, the projects developed must focuson SCRUM and Extreme Programming (XP), opposed to a RUP, which is quite heavy, as well as on Personal Software Process (PSP) and Team Software Process (TSP), which provide students with competences and a structured framework. ISO 90003:2004 norm is employed to define the processes by means of a quality system without new requirements or changing the existing ones. Also, the model is based on ISO/IEC 25000 (ISO (IEC 9126 – ISO/IEC 14598)) to allow comparing software built by different metrics.

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    Rodríguez-Hernández, V., Espino-Gudiño, M., González-Pérez, J., Gudiño-Bazaldúa, J., & Castano, V. (2015). Assessing quality in software development: An agile methodology approach. Journal of Advanced Computer Science & Technology (JACST), 4(2), 225-230. https://doi.org/10.14419/jacst.v4i2.4173

    Received date: 2015-01-13

    Accepted date: 2015-02-10

    Published date: 2015-06-09