ISO9001

Interpreted for Software Organizations

the book

As one reviewer wrote, "This book was needed when the standard was in its beginning use. It is still very much needed. It makes a dense subject easy to understand, especially because it takes a business perspective."

ISO9001:
Interpreted for Software Developers

by

Ronald A. Radice

BASED ON THE 1994 VERSION OF THE
ISO 9001 STANDARD

FOREWORD
by
Watts Humphrey

...
Contains the full text of the ISO 9001 clauses

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Why Read This Book?

You'll want to read this book.

If you are interested in software process improvement (SPI)

If you are pursuing ISO 9001 registration

Even if you already have ISO 9001 registration

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What Will You Learn?

The book completed a worldwide technical review in 6 countries with over 20 ISO 9001 experts.

As one reviewer said, "This book was needed ..... years ago when the standard was in its beginning use. It is still very much needed. It makes a dense subject easy to understand, especially because it takes a business perspective."

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The Author

Ronald A. Radice is the principal partner in Software Technology Transition, a company that provides training, consulting services, diagnostic services, and software engineering methods and tools. He is a past Director of the Software Process Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously he was the Director of Software Resources at Groupe Bull. He worked at IBM for 23 years in technical and managerial positions across all aspects of the software life cycle. Ron has co-authored Software Engineering: An Industrial Approach. From 1984 to 1988 Ron taught software engineering on the graduate level at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.

Who is This Book For?

• Managers interested in successfully implementing Inspection programs and using the data
• Engineers and technical writers who want to learn how to maximize software quality and minimize costs
• Agents of change interested in introducing a method which has significant quality and productivity potential

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Topics covered include:

      Quality Management Systems (QMS):
          -contents
          -objectives
          -best approach
          -what to be sensitive to when developing a QMS
          -how to establish a QMS that meets your business needs
      Audits:
          -what are the different types
          -auditee's responsibilities
          -auditor's responsibilities
          -how do auditors work
      Getting Registered:
          -the steps that you should follow
          -business reasons to consider
          -avoiding overkill
          -taking a pragmatic approach
      For each of the 20 Clauses in ISO 9001:
          -fully stated clause from each standard 
          -encapsulated, easy to read, requirements
          -explanation of each requirement
          -interpretation for software
          -risks associated with each requirement
          -what auditors will look for 

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