Software Quality and Agile Methods

Authors:
Ming Huo;June Verner;Liming Zhu;Muhammad Ali Babar
Affiliations:
National ICT Australia Ltd. and University of New South Wales;National ICT Australia Ltd. and University of New South Wales;National ICT Australia Ltd. and University of New South Wales;National ICT Australia Ltd. and University of New South Wales
Venue:
COMPSAC '04 Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference - Volume 01
Year:
2004

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Abstract

Agile methods may produce software faster but we also need to know how they meet our quality requirements. In this paper we compare the waterfall model with agile processes to show how agile methods achieve software quality under time pressure and in an unstable requirements environment, i.e. we analyze agile software quality assurance. We present a detailed waterfall model showing its software quality support processes. We then show the quality practices that agile methods have integrated into their processes. This allows us to answer the question "Can agile methods ensure quality even though they develop software faster and can handle unstable requirements?"