Software quality assurance
We can trace SQA’s roots back to the
1960s, when IBM used the term in the context of final product testing. SQA also has deep roots in the US Department of Defense, which created a family of military specification standards required of all software vendors seeking DoD contracts (the most famous of which is probably MIL-STD 2167A). However, not all people buy into the belief that SQA isneeded or is scientific unfortunately, some consider it a stepchild of the software lifecycle process. Reasons for this are many, but one of the predominant criticisms against SQA is that it often occurs late in the life cycle, thus becoming a lastditch attempt to bolt quality on at the end of development. Also, SQA’s recalculable, convincing some that it is a waste of resources