Measuring perceived software quality

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-424

  Xenos, M ^a   Christodoulakis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Software metrics; Software quality assurance; User satisfaction measurements

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SOFTWARE METRICS; SOFTWARE QUALITY; USER SATISFACTION MEASUREMENTS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031164492     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(96)01154-8     Document Type: Article

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