Title :
An emerging international standard for software process assessment
Author :
Kitson, David H.
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
In June 1993, an international effort was chartered by ISO/IEC JTCI to develop a standard for software process assessment. An important goal of this effort is to harmonize existing process assessment approaches. One of the risks in fielding such an international standard is that the appearance of a new and potentially incongruous approach to assessment and improvement could undermine or demotivate continued investment in process improvement by the software acquisition and software supplier communities. If the prospective standard can provide an integrating framework while still advancing the state of practice in software process assessment, it will be a very significant and positive accomplishment. This paper describes the current state of this standardization effort and discusses challenges which must be overcome
Keywords :
ISO standards; software engineering; software standards; standardisation; IEC; ISO standard; JTCI; international standard; investment; software acquisition community; software process assessment; software process improvement; software supplier community; standardization; Computer architecture; IEC standards; ISO standards; Proposals; SPICE; Software quality; Software standards; Standards development; Standards organizations; Standards publication;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Standards Symposium and Forum, 1997. Emerging International Standards. ISESS 97., Third IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Walnut Creek, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7837-2
DOI :
10.1109/SESS.1997.595904