assuring the quality of external participants' contributions michael rooney mpr07u
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Assuring the quality of external
participants' contributions
Michael Rooneympr07u
Introduction•Types of external participants
•Risks and benefits associated with the introduction of external participants
•Objectives to be obtained by application of SQA tools
•SQA tools applied to external participants
Types of external participants
•Subcontractors
•Suppliers of Commercial off the shelf software (COTS) and previously used modules
•The customer may contribute to the project
Benefits for the contractor associated with the
introduction of external participants
•Budget Reductions
•Overcoming shortages of professional staff
•Shorter project schedule
•Expertise acquired in areas that need specialisation
Benefits for the customer associated with the
introduction of external participants
•Protection of commercial secrets
•Provision of employment to internal software development department
•Acquisition of project know-how for self-supplied maintenance
•Project cost reductions
Simple Contracting Project
(no external participant)
Customer
Contractor
ProjectcontractProjectcontract
Compound Contracting Project
(with external participant)
Customer
ContractorContractor
SubcontractorSubcontractorCOTS SupplierCOTS Supplier
ContractsContracts
ProjectcontractProjectcontract
Project contract clauses that deal with customer-supplied parts
Project contract clauses that deal with customer-supplied parts
ContractsContracts
Risks for the contractor and the customer, associated with the introduction of
external participants•Delayed completion of the project
parts
•Low quality of parts
•Increased probability of difficulties in maintenance
•Loss of control over development
Objectives
•Prevent late completion
•Assure the quality of work
•Assure enough documentation
•Assure complete control
SQA tools utilised
•Requirements documents reviews
•Choice of external participant
•Project co-ordination and joint control committee
•Participation in design reviews
•Participation in software testing
SQA tools utilisedcontinued
•Specialised procedures
•Certification of external participants’ team leaders and other staff
•Progress Reports
•Review of deliverables and acceptance tests
The End
•I would like to invite any questions
•Main source of reference (Galin, 2004)