Study of Software Development Process and Their Impact on Software Quality

Abstract

Thesis provides the study of software development process and their impact on software quality. Thesis consist six chapters to explain research objective. Chapter 1 gives an introduction of thesis which provides software quality, software development process, problem statement, and contribution. Chapter 2 is based on software development process describe situational factors which affect software process internally. Situational factors categorize as: software development models and standards, software development cost estimation, software development risk, software development success, and software development environment. newlineFurther provide the impact of software development process on software quality where requirement, design, coding, and testing are analyzed to see its impact on software quality. Finally impact of software evolution on software process discuss from several perspective and changing nature of software products. Chapter 3 covers software process model and knowledge management. Proposed hybrid spiral model has been discussed which uses tacit and explicit knowledge. It has been illustrated with example and compare with spiral model. newlineChapter 4 is based on design pattern and software coding. Proposed method has been discussed to assess the design pattern and evaluate software quality attributes. Further impact of software coding on software quality has been analyzed using various programming languages: C, C++, Java, Python, and Mathematica which is illustrated with various programs. Chapter 5 explains integration of usability through software process with proposed questionnaire. Proposed usability framework discussed with illustrated example. Finally, chapter 6 provides conclusion of thesis.