Offering regional and national programs, CIO (and CSO) events bring together some of the most respected names and thought leaders in information technology and security. Presented by CIOs and other senior level executives, these invitation-only programs offer timely topics and strong networking. Learn More »
Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »
Apply today for a FREE subscription to CIO Magazine!
December 01, 2003 — CIO — Software still stinks. What’s more, according to a recent survey, it may not get better until attitudes change?from the top down. The Cutter Consortium, an Arlington, Mass.-based IT consulting and advisory service, recently surveyed more than 150 software development organizations across several industries (computer software, financial services, education and more) and found that 38 percent of developers said their companies do not have an adequate software quality assurance program. A startling 31 percent said their companies had no quality assurance personnel at all. In spite of this, the perception among developers is that most senior managers are satisfied with the quality of software that their companies are producing. It’s time for senior management to provide visible support for software quality.
There isn’t any software quality assurance...
Best Practices
If your organization doesn’t have a software quality team in place, follow these five steps to get an effective group up and running.
1 Get support from senior management. If developers know that a CIO, CTO or CEO is backing the software quality assurance manager, they’ll be more likely to produce cleaner code. Get the attention of executives by connecting software quality to the bottom line.
2 Establish a quality organization (with processes, staff and an experienced manager). You may be able to form a group from in-house staff; however, E.M. Bennatan, senior consultant at the Cutter Consortium, says having an experienced, strong quality manager is vital. "You need someone who has spent a few years in the trenches and has gotten products out the door," he says.
3 Train developers too. Don’t save quality training just for the quality assurance group. Developers will pay closer attention to quality issues if they know what to watch out for.
4 Listen to your customers (or user group). Get customers involved in the development process. Offer them a beta version of software to test. "Their feedback is invaluable," says Bennatan.
5 Collect metrics. The quality process should be data-driven, according to Bennatan. Demonstrate that the quality of your products is improving. © 2008 CXO Media Inc.
Conquering Information Management Challenges
Mobile Unified Communications
Improving Mobile Access to Data
Operational Excellence Is Key to Maximizing IT Investments
Learning from BPM Leaders
Optimizing Infrastructure Control
Dashboard Strategies for Business Users
Constructing Partnerships That Work
Turning information into a Competitive Advantage.
Data Protection: Challenges for the Traveling User
Revolutionizing Endpoint Security with a Single Agent
Gartner on Data Deduplication Cost Savings
Resource Alerts
Get instant email notifications by topic when white papers, webcasts, and case studies are added to our library.
Intel, Google Asked to Help Revise EU Data Protection Laws
AMD Lowers Forecast for Q4 Revenue
Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
Apple Comes Out on Top as Smartphone Sales Slow
AT&T to Cut 12,000 Employees Through 2009
Next Google Android Phone "Agora" Due in January '09
Firefox Users Targeted By Rare Piece of Malware
Yahoo Technology Will Offer Abstracts of Search Results
Yahoo Could Open Access to Flickr, Other Technologies
Microsoft Targets Auctions in Counterfeit Crackdown
Just the basics, please. Sometimes we all need a refresher or we need to make sure our team and our colleagues are all on the same page.
Over 25 tutorials on everything from business intelligence to virtualization.
- CIO|
- Computerworld|
- CSO|
- DEMO|
- Game Pro|
- Games.net|
- IDG|
- IDG UK|
- IDG Connect|
- IDG Tech Network |
- IDG World Expo|
- Industry Standard|
- InfoWorld|
- ITworld|
- JavaWorld|
- LinuxWorld|
- MacUser|
- Macworld|
- Network World|
- PC World|
- Playlist|
- CIO UK|
- CIO Germany|
- CIO China|
- CIO Sweden|
- CIO Australia|
- Other CIO Sites
