ISO/IEC 9126: an experiment of application on Brazilian software products

Abstract

An evaluation experiment for software products, based on ISO/IEC 9126 Standard and from the user point of view is reported. A black box evaluation process based on checklists was performed. The experiment was done in the context of the awarding procedure for the ASSESPRO Prize "Best Software of the Year" for 1993, aimed at the Brazilian Software Industry. Lessons learned from qualitative observations of the evaluation process rather than quantitative results are the most important contribution of this paper. Recommendations on the elaboration of checklists and their application, already adopted for the awarding procedure of the ASSESPRO Prize for 1994, are presented.