OCL (Object Constraint Language)

OCL (Object Constraint Language) definition
OCL (Object Constraint Language) is a supplement to UML, this formal language allows a software engineer to construct unambiguous statements about the characteristics of various design model elements

Security & Software Security

Security - the ability of software to operate in a manner that is secure from internal or external attack

Security testing - testing tasks that probe the vulnerability of both client-side and server-side software

Risk Management and Monitoring Plan (RMMP)

Risk Management and Monitoring Plan (RMMP) - a plan for mitigating, monitoring and managing risks

Software engineering

Software engineering definition:


Software engineering is a discipline that encompasses the process associated with software development, the methods used to analyze, design and test computer software, the management techniques associated with the control and monitoring of software projects and the tools used to support process, methods, and techniques

Software process improvement (SPI)

Software process improvement (SPI) definition:


Software process improvement (SPI) is a set of software engineering activities that attempt to improve the state of software engineering practice within an organization

Software Requirements Specification

Software Requirements Specification definition 


Software Requirements Specification is a deliverable that describes all data, functional and behavioral requirements, all constraints, and all validation requirements for software.

Software safety

Software safety definition: 

Software safety is an SQA activity that focuses on the identification and assessment of potential hazard that may have a negative impact on the operation of software

Software testing

Software testing definition
Software testing is  a set of activities conducted with the intent of finding errors in software

Statistical quality assurance

Statistical quality assurance definition


Statistical quality assurance is techniques for process improvement that are based on measurements of the product and the process

Stepwise refinement

Stepwise refinement  is a technique for accomplishing functional decomposition or procedural design (also called partitioning)