• Why must companies place an increased emphasis on the use of high-quality software in business systems, industrial process-control systems, and consumer products?
• What potential ethical issues do software manufacturers face in making trade-offs between project schedules, project costs, and software quality?
• What are the four most common types of software product liability claims?
• What are the essential components of a software development methodology, and what are the benefits of using such a methodology?
• How can the Capability Maturity Model Integration improve an organizations software development process?
• What is a safety-critical system, and what special actions are required during its development?