Code Quality and Software Process Improvement (Electronic book text)

To protect future investment in software, code quality must be measured at the same level of functional quality. Code reviews are recognized as an effective risk mitigator, but they are often considered too expensive and time-consuming. Code Quality and Software Process Improvement presents a new methodology that brings together a governance model and an implementation plan that can be used within any software development organization. This book addresses the practicalities of software development, explores the challenges of integrating a code audit in higher level practices, and provides a link between common practices such as CMM and Six Sigma. The text also covers such topics as mass production.