*ASQ Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQE) Body of Knowledge Map 2016 – 2023, effective December 1, 2023
In its 5th edition, released 2016. The CSQE contains 806 pages and 400 question and answers.
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I. Certification Overview
- CSQE Exam Details
- ASQ CSQE BoK
II. General Knowledge
- Benefits Of Software Engineer
- Ethical & Legal Compliance
- Professional Codes of Ethics
- Legal & Regulatory Issues
- Standards & Models
- Leadership Skills
- Organization Leadership
- Facilitation Skills
- Communication Skills
- Team Skills
- Team Management
- Team Tools
- References
III. Software Quality Management
- Quality Management System
- Quality Goals & Objectives
- Customers & Stakeholders
- Outsourcing
- Business Continuity
- Methodologies
- Cost of Quality
- Process Improvement Models
- Corrective Actions
- Defect Prevention
- Audits
- Audit Types
- Audit Roles and Responsibilities
- Audit Process
- References
IV. Engineering Processes
- Life Cycles & Process Models
- Process Models
- Increment Development
- Agile Related Models
- Systems Architecture
- Requirements Engineering
- Product Requirements
- Data Requirements
- Quality Requirements
- Compliance Requirements
- Security Requirements
- Elicitation Methods
- Requirements Evaluation
- Requirements Management
- Change Management
- Bidirectional Traceability
- Software Analysis, Design, & Devmnt
- Design Methods
- Quality Attributes
- Software Reuse
- Development Tools
- Maintenance Management
- Maintenance Types
- Maintenance Strategy
- Customer Feedback
- References
V. Project Management
- Planning & Scheduling
- Project Planning
- Project Scheduling
- Project Deployment
- Tracking & Controlling
- Phase Transition Control
- Tracking Methods
- Project Reviews
- Program Reviews
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Methods
- Software Security Risks
- Safety and Hazard Analysis
- References
VI. Software Metrics & Analysis
- Introduction
- Process & Project Measurement
- Terminology
- Product Metrics
- Process Metrics
- Reliability Models
- Data Integrity
- Analysis & Reporting Techniques
- Reporting Tools
- Classic Tools
- Problem Solving Tools
- References
VII. Software Verification & Validation
- Theory
- V & V Methods
- Software Product Evaluation
- Test Planning & Design
- Test Strategies
- Test Plans
- Test Designs
- Software Tests
- Tests Of Supplier Components
- Test Coverage Specifications
- Code Coverage Techniques
- Test Environments
- Test Tools
- Test Data Management
- Reviews And Inspections
- Test Execution Documentation
- References
VIII. Software Configuration Management
- SCM Rationale
- SCM Definitions
- Configuration Infrastructure
- Configuration Mgmt. Team
- Configuration Mgmt. Tools
- Library Processes
- Configuration Identification
- Configuration Items
- Software Builds
- Conf. Control & Status Accounting
- Item, Baseline, & Version Control
- Configuration Control Board
- Concurrent Development
- Status Accounting
- Configuration Audits
- Product Release & Distribution
- Product Release
- Customer Deliverables
- Archival Processes
- References
IX. Index
Answers
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The Certified Software Quality Engineer understands software quality development and implementation, software inspection, testing, verification and validation; and implements software development and maintenance processes and methods.
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