September 2000
Volume 2 • Number 4

Contents

SQP Volume 2 Author Index

B

Biro, Miklos, “Key Success Factors for Business Based Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 20-31.

Boyd, Milt, “A Study of Schedule Slips in a Large Firm,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 49-52.

Burge, Cecil D. See Skelton, Gordon

C

Court, Ian. See Wang, Yingxu

D

Dorling, Alec. See Wang, Yingxu

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

E

Evangelisti, Giovanni, “People Management and Development Process,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 28-37.

F

Fewster, Mark, “Choosing a Tool to Automate Software Testing,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 44-57.

G

Getto, Gerhard, “Risk Management Supporting Quality Management of Software Acquisition Projects,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 42-53.

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Graham, Dorothy. See Fewster, Mark

H

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

K

Kasse, Tim, “Software Configuration Management for Project Leaders,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 8-19.

King, Graham. See Wang, Yingxu

L

Layman, Beth, “Experiences Implementing a Software Project Measurement Methodology,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 13-21.

M

Madachy, Ray, “Initial Experiences in Software Process Modeling,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 15-27.

McQuaid, Patricia. See Kasse, Tim

O

O’Toole, Pat. “Making Effective Use of the CMM in an Organization: Advice from a CMM Lead Assessor,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 39-41.

P

Peciola, Emilia. See Evangelisti, Giovanni

R

Rohde, Sharon. See Layman, Beth

Ross, Margaret. See Wang, Yingxu

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

Ryan, John, “The Internet Challenge to the Quality Profession,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 54-60.

S

Skelton, Gordon, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration Testing of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-48.

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Staples, Geoff. See Wang, Yingxu

Steenkamp, Annette L. See Skelton, Gordon

T

Tarbet, Denton. See Madachy, Ray

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

W

Wang, Yingxu, “A Worldwide Survey on Best Practices Toward Software Engineering Process Excellence,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 34-43.

Z

Zotti, Cosimo. See Evangelisti, Giovanni

SQP Volume 2 Subject Index

Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Kasse, Tim, and Patricia A. McQuaid, “Software Configuration Management for Project Leaders,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 8-19.

O’Toole, Pat, “Making Effective Use of the CMM in an Organization: Advice from a CMM Lead Assessor,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 39-41.

Change Control

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

COCOMO

Madachy, Ray, and Denton Tarbet, “Initial Experiences in Software Process Modeling,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 15-27.

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

Configuration Management

Kasse, Tim, and Patricia A. McQuaid, “Software Configuration Management for Project Leaders,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 8-19.

Ryan, J. M., “The Internet Challenge to the Quality Profession,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 54-60.

Customer Satisfaction

O’Toole, Pat, “Making Effective Use of the CMM in an Organization: Advice from a CMM Lead Assessor,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 39-41.

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Wang, Yingxu, Alec Dorling, Graham King, Margaret Ross, Jeff Staples, and Ian Court, “A Worldwide Survey on Best Practices Toward Software Engineering Process Excellence,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 34-43.

Decision Making

Layman, Beth, “Experiences Implementing a Software Project Measurement Methodology,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 13-21.

Defects

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

Skelton, Gordon, Annette Lerine Steenkamp, and Cecil D. Burge, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-48.

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Design

Skelton, Gordon, Annette Lerine Steenkamp, and Cecil D. Burge, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-48.

Documentation

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

Estimating

Boyd, Milt, “A Study of Schedule Slips in a Large Firm,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 49-52.

Human Resources

Evangelisti, Giovanni, Emilia Peciola, and Cosimo Zotti, “People Management and Development Process,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 28-37.

Innovation

Biro, Miklos, and Richard Messnarz, “Key Success Factors for Business Based Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 20-31.

Inspection

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

Internet

Ryan, J. M., “The Internet Challenge to the Quality Profession,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 54-60.

Leadership

Boyd, Milt, “A Study of Schedule Slips in a Large Firm,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 49-52.

Measurement

Layman, Beth, and Sharon Rohde, “Experiences Implementing a Software Project Measurement Methodology,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 13-21.

Metrics

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Negotiation

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

Organizational Techniques

Evangelisti, Giovanni, Emilia Peciola, and Cosimo Zotti, “People Management and Development Process,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 28-37.

Wang, Yingxu, Alec Dorling, Graham King, Margaret Ross, Jeff Staples, and Ian Court, “A Worldwide Survey on Best Practices Toward Software Engineering Process Excellence,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 34-43.

Personnel Development

Evangelisti, Giovanni, Emilia Peciola, and Cosimo Zotti, “People Management and Development Process,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 28-37.

Planning

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Prevention

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Process Improvement

Biro, Miklos, and Richard Messnarz, “Key Success Factors for Business Based Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 20-31.

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

Kasse, Tim, and Patricia A. McQuaid, “Software Configuration Management for Project Leaders,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 8-19.

Layman, Beth, and Sharon Rohde, “Experiences Implementing a Software Project Measurement Methodology,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 13-21.

Skelton, Gordon, Annette Lerine Steenkamp, and Cecil D. Burge, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration of Testing of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-48.

Wang, Yingxu, Alec Dorling, Graham King, Margaret Ross, Jeff Staples, and Ian Court, “A Worldwide Survey on Best Practices Toward Software Engineering Process Excellence,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 34-43.

Project Improvement

O’Toole, Pat, “Making Effective Use of the CMM in an Organization: Advice from a CMM Lead Assessor,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 39-41.

Project Management

Boyd, Milt, “A Study of Schedule Slips in a Large Firm,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 49-52.

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Getto, Gerhard, “Risk Management Supporting Quality Management of Software Acquisition Projects,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 42-53.

Layman, Beth, and Sharon Rohde, “Experiences Implementing a Software Project Measurement Methodology,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 13-21.

Madachy, Ray, and Denton Tarbet, “Initial Experiences in Software Process Modeling,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 15-27.

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

Quality Improvement

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Quality Principles

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Reengineering

Getto, Gerhard, “Risk Management Supporting Quality Management of Software Acquisition Projects,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 42-53.

Requirements

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Return on Investment

Biro, Miklos, and Richard Messnarz, “Key Success Factors for Business Based Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 20-31.

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Risks

Getto, Gerhard, “Risk Management Supporting Quality Management of Software Acquisition Projects,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 42-53.

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Software Inspection

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Holland, Dick, “Document Inspection as an Agent of Change,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 22-33.

Software Processes

Biro, Miklos, and Richard Messnarz, “Key Success Factors for Business Based Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 20-31.

Fewster, Mark, and Dorothy Graham, “Choosing a Tool to Automate Software Testing,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 44-57.

Skelton, Gordon, Annette Lerine Steenkamp, and Cecil D. Burge, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration Testing of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-47.

Software Quality Assurance

Kasse, Tim, and Patricia A. McQuaid, “Software Configuration Management for Project Leaders,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 8-19.

Software Quality Management

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Madachy, Ray, and Denton Tarbet, “Initial Experiences in Software Process Modeling,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 15-27.

SQP Editorial Review Board, “Software Quality Principles: An Editorial Symposium,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 7-12.

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Wang, Yingxu, Alec Dorling, Graham King, Margaret Ross, Geoff Staples, and Ian Court, “A Worldwide Survey on Best Practices Toward Software Engineering Process Excellence,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 34-43.

Standards

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Ryan, J. M., “The Internet Challenge to the Quality Profession,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 54-60.

Statistical Analysis

Tian, Jeff, “Risk Identification Techniques for Defect Reduction and Quality Improvement,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 32-41.

Systemic Causes

Ryan, J. M., “The Internet Challenge to the Quality Profession,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 54-60.

Testing

Fewster, Mark, and Dorothy Graham, “Choosing a Tool to Automate Software Testing,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 44-57.

Rothman, Johanna, “Defining and Managing Test Priorities for COTS Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 7-14.

Skelton, Gordon, Annette Lerine Steenkamp, and Cecil D. Burge, “Utilizing UML Diagrams for Integration Testing of Object-Oriented Software,” (vol. 2, no. 3): 38-48.

Tool Selection

Fewster, Mark, and Dorothy Graham, “Choosing a Tool to Automate Software Testing,” (vol. 2, no. 1): 44-57.

Training

Drabick, Rodger, “A Process Model of Software Quality Assurance/Software Quality Engineering,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 20-38.

Gilb, Tom, “Planning to Get the Most Out of Inspection,” (vol. 2, no. 2): 7-19.

Madachy, Ray, and Denton Tarbet, “Initial Experiences in Software Process Modeling,” (vol. 2, no. 4): 15-27.