Assignment:
Discussion
One approach to measuring software quality was discussed in Lesson 10: the OPA Framework. In this framework, software quality indicators (SQI's) are measured. In describing the OPA Framework, Dr. Nance mentioned that scores for SQIs ranged from -5 to +5, and that there was little absolute meaning to this scale. Instead, one must have a history of applying the SQIs to several projects (or many times to one project) so that SQI scores can be compared against each other.
Suppose your organization wishes to adopt an OPA approach to software quality measurement, and they will begin with a project on which you are currently working. If this is the case, the first time SQI scores are calculated for your project, you will have no historical data to compare against, either from this project or from other projects. Explain how this first set of SQI scores can still be used to point out problems with the quality of your current project.
Readings:
The Establishment and Management of a Software Quality Assessment and Prediction Program
By Richard E. Nance and James D. Arthur