Using Quality Measures During the Software Development Process: Case Study of Cameroonian Software Industry

Abstract

Many studies on software quality use a variety of techniques and tools to assess quality in IT organizations. However, it is still difficult to ensure the proper use of measures to guarantee software quality. Cameroon, like many developing countries, faces a number of challenges in its software industry including limited market size, poor infrastructure, and lack of software engineering best practices. This study evaluates the software quality measurement practices in Cameroon and identifies potential areas of improvement. This study conducted a questionnaire survey of 30 companies by identifying five main categories and nine research questions. 57% of the companies surveyed consider that the impact of the measures on the success of the project is significant, and the measurement findings are, by large, accessible to executives as well as to the staff concerned. Furthermore, the adoption of a measurement tool can improve the monitoring and management of software projects.