Effectiveness of Adopting Software Quality Models on the Software Industry in Egypt

Abstract

Software must undergo quality assurance to meet the criteria for which it was developed with minimal hazards, especially in the critical sectors of a community. Software process improvement (SPI), and by extension Software Quality Assurance (SQA), is the approach to understand the software development process lifecycle and implement necessary changes to the processes to achieve a high-quality, maintainable product. Egypt, along with several MENA-region countries, are in need of locally-focused research on its existing software development organizations in regards to quality appraisal methodologies in use. Egypt’s software industry is reliant on small developers, as is the case around the world, and their exports contribute to the global industry, excelling in offshored projects. Local innovative technology remains low in the near-absence of powerful R&D despite quality methodologies in place.