September 2000
Volume 2 • Number 4
Contents
Report to Our Readers
As Software Quality Professional concludes its first
two years of publication, I would like to share some observations
with our readers.
The launch and growth of SQP have been recognized
as a major success by ASQ. Each quarterly issue has been produced
on time and has received positive reception by readers. Our
financial situation is positive at the current levels of income
and expense.
The SQP Web site began with the posting of the entire
September 1999 issue. Selected portions of each
subsequent issue plus one full article have been
posted, as has supplemental material not included
in the print journal. Again this September we are
posting the entire journal contents, which includes
the annual cumulative
index.
A reader survey form is also provided at the Web site. We
hope to receive increasingly more comprehensive
feedback by which to improve the journal’s
usefulness to its readers.
Subscription numbers and submissions have flattened after
initial gratifying growth, and both need aggressive efforts
to increase. We are planning special subscription offers,
such as a reduced-price new subscription for those registering
at the upcoming Software Division conference. We also plan
to contact members of other professional societies with similar
special offers.
Rick Biehl has resigned as the associate editor responsible
for the Resource Reviews section. I want to express my appreciation
for his contributions during the formative years of the journal
and wish him well. Sue Carroll, past chair of the Software
Division, has agreed to take on this responsibility. We will
be strengthening the function by establishing a dedicated
pool of reviewers of books and other resource materials.
Our editorial volunteers have been working for up to three
years on this project. Most members of the Editorial Board
have indicated their wish to remain active after serving their
initial agreed-upon term. I owe all of them, as well as our
associate editors and manuscript reviewers, my sincere appreciation.
Of course SQP would not be possible without the unfailing
devotion of ASQ staff members who handle publicity, manuscripts,
copy editing, production, and all the other necessary functions.
Thanks to all my colleagues in Milwaukee.
Taz Daughtrey
Editor in Chief
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