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SQA Goals (see Figure 16.1)
nRequirements
quality. The
correctness, completeness, and consistency of the requirements model will have
a strong
influence on the quality of all work products that follow.
nDesign quality. Every element of the design model should be assessed by the software team to
ensure that it exhibits high quality and that the design itself conforms to requirements.
nCode quality. Source code and related work products (e.g., other descriptive information) must
conform to local coding standards and exhibit characteristics that will facilitate maintainability.
nQuality control
effectiveness. A software
team should apply
limited resources in a way that has the highest likelihood of achieving a high quality
result.