The W-process for software product evaluation: A method for goal-oriented implementation of the ISO 14598 standard

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-158

  Punter, Teade ^a   Kusters, Rob ^b   Trienekens, Jos ^b   Bemelmans, Theo ^b   Brombacher, Aarnout ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Goal Question Metric paradigm; ISO 14598; ISO 25000; ISO 9126; Software product evaluation; Software quality

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; QUALITY CONTROL;

GLOBAL-QUESTION-METRIC PARADIGM; ISO 14598; ISO 25000; ISO 9126; SOFTWARE PRODUCT EVALUATION; SOFTWARE QUALITY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 3543113841     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SQJO.0000024060.32026.a2     Document Type: Review

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