17-643 Quality Management

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Managing software quality is a critical part of all software projects. Software engineers must consider quality during every phase of a project from inception to delivery and beyond. This class will introduce students to the managerial challenges of developing high quality software systems. The key learning objectives of this course include: 1. Define a quality management process in the context of a software project. 2. Understand the costs associated with achieving quality goals and not achieving them 3. Understand the tradeoffs required to implement quality assurance techniques. 4. Gain experience using collected quality metrics to inform project-level decisions.

Prerequisites: 17-623 (min B)

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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