Software Quality Assurance Checklist

• Prepared by

• Project

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

Initial Preparation

• An organizational policy has been established for QA activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All resources and funding secured for performing QA activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• QA Team has received adequate training and appropriate qualifications?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The QA team has been oriented on QA roles, responsibilities, authority and values?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A project QA plan is prepared according to a documented procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

QA SOPs

• A peer-review schedule has been established and is being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Checkpoint reviews have been established and are being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reviews and reports are being documented according to set procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Deviations in activities and work products are identified, documented, and controlled according to an official procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Software QA - Functionality

• Does the software’s main function directly resolve the user’s primary need?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it consistent enough to address the user’s need with precision on a regular basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the software’s specific functions successful in meeting specific user needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Software QA - Efficiency

• Do the software’s functions respond with reasonable speed considering the task being requested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the software actively utilize its resources economically when tasked to fulfill functions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the software’s functional limits within acceptable set requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Software QA - Usability

• Does the software define itself well enough for users to easily recognize if it is appropriate to their needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the difficulty of learning to use the software reasonable considering its intended functions and the user’s needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the software reasonably easy to use considering the function being utilized, and the user’s need?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Software QA - Security

• Does the software ensure that confidential data is only accessible to authorized users?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the software capable of resisting unauthorized access attempts through program modification and other malevolent means?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the software capable of verifying the identity of an entity before allowing access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Software QA - Maintainability

• Is the software composed of a sufficient number of separate components that remain unaffected should another component be changed or altered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the software handle reasonable modifications without suffering defects, malfunctions, and a drop in overall quality?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the software consistent and reliable enough so that test criteria can be established and accurate results can be retrieved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Auditor Sign-off

• Full name and signature of auditor

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