Software quality assurance (SQA) early in the acquisition process

It is shown that there are certain milestones in the software acquisition process where SQA activities have the greatest effect on the software acquisition process. It is pointed out that, during certain phases of this acquisition process, certain quality assurance activities are necessary in order to have the greatest effect on software quality. Conversely, it is shown that after certain milestones, it is no longer feasible or cost-effective to apply specific SQA actions. It is demonstrated that SQA processes can be applied in each phase of the software acquisition process to maximize quality.<>