This single definition page gives a good idea of how the various software quality terms are related. The term Software Assurance is defined as a group of activities that includes software quality, software safety, reliability as well as verification and validation. There is a consistency and completeness about the definitions at NASA that is a great compass for further (more in depth) reading on the subject.

A detailed Software Quality Assurance plan, with descriptions for each section. Includes sections for Requirements Traceability, Design and code Walkthroughs, Configuration Management and Problem Reporting. Don’t let the NASA title fool you this SQA Plan is not rocket science and would be useful for most commercial software projects.

The definitions of Software Quality related terms and software testing are often confusing and overleaping. SQA.net seeks to explain the main concepts of SQA and in addition contains some general articles of interest in software quality and testing. A common approach to SQA and testing is also presented in a section entitled “SQA in practice”.