The value of a certified quality management system: The perception of internal developers

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-73

  Robinson, K ^a   Simmons, P ^b  

^a Keith Robinson and Associates   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Certification; Quality management systems; Software process improvement; Software quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CERTIFICATION; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; INTERNAL IT; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0642350256     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00419770     Document Type: Article

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