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How to ensure that your software is up to the mark?

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Mayur Rathod
How to ensure that your software is up to the mark?

Do you know what will get you more projects? Word of mouth. This is the universal truth for software developers. Seamless and glitch-free software experience can win you accolades. But if it goes south, it can turn the tides against you. That is why, if you are into custom software development, you need to check the quality of the software.


What does quality assurance mean?


Just like quality assurance marks on food items and products increase their credibility, if a software wins a quality assurance certificate, it suggests that it is reasonably bug and defect-free. Not only this, the software development company has delivered it within the stipulated timeframe and specific budget, and the software fulfils all the requirements cited by the customer.


Quality assurance chiefly comprises two aspects


1. Software Quality Assurance (SQA)


Phase-wise monitoring of the software development process is essential for project success. Software Quality Assurance refers to a set of activities that should be carried out during the software development process to ensure the highest quality standards. This aspect is wholly focused on the process because if the process is correct, the process's result will most likely be satisfactory.


2. Software Quality Control (SQC)


This aspect focuses on the final product. First, it checks defects in the final product. This way, it ensures that the software delivered to the client is glitch-free.


What do they focus on?


Software quality standards chiefly focus on functional quality and structural quality.


Functional quality


Functional quality suggests that the design of the software matches applicable requirements and specifications.


Structural quality


Structural quality stands for non-functional requirements such as software maintenance, robustness, correctness etc.


Pillars of SQA


These days, software development companies in the USA prefer performing SQA before delivering the product. The process comprises five significant aspects, also called the pillars of software quality assurance activity.


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