ABSTRACT

Of all the audit functions faced by QA, software auditing is probably the most difficult because of the need to know and understand the intricacies of the processes being audited. In addition, auditors must be familiar with and understand the implications of the international and national standards and know how to proceed when deficiencies are revealed. Howard Garston Smith is Software Quality Assurance Auditor for Pfizer, UK, and brings twenty years of expertise in software development and auditing to this incredibly detailed manual. He provides the "what to" and the "how to" of software QA auditing in a clear and practical style that guarantees effective software quality audits.

part 1|178 pages

The Company and the Culture

chapter |25 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|34 pages

The Software Development Process

chapter 2|20 pages

Audit Approaches

chapter 4|11 pages

Products and Their Support

chapter 6|24 pages

Human Resources

part 2|105 pages

The Process

chapter 7|27 pages

Software: Requirements and Design

chapter 8|17 pages

Programming Standards

chapter 9|17 pages

Software Testing

chapter 10|24 pages

Documentation

chapter 11|15 pages

Change Control and Archival Policies

part 3|58 pages

Environment, Assessment and Future

chapter 12|16 pages

Managing the Development Environment

chapter 13|16 pages

The Virus Menace

chapter 14|15 pages

Assessment and Reporting

chapter 15|8 pages

Future Trends