Software process & improvement standards - Introduction of Software Engineering

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• Nirja Shah   -Posted on 12 Oct 15
  SPICE (ISO/IEC 15504)
  - ISO/IEC 15504 derives from ISO 12207 and provides a framework for consistent, reliable software process assessment.
  
  - It consists of the following parts:
  Part 1 - Concepts and vocabulary
  Part 2 - Performing an assessment
  Part 3 - Guidance on performing an assessment
  Part 4 - Guidance on use for process improvement and process capability determination
  Part 5 - An exemplar process assessment model (for software lifecycle process)
  Part 6 - An exemplar process assessment model for systems lifecycle processes
  Part 7 - Assessment of organizational maturity.
  
  - The 15504 standard focuses on software business processes such as software development, project management, configuration management, quality assurance, etc
  
  ISO 9001
  - ISO 9001 deals with the requirements that organizations wishing to meet the standard must fulfil.
  
  - Third-party certification bodies provide independent confirmation that organizations meet the requirements of ISO 9001.
  
  - Over one million organizations worldwide are independently certified, making ISO 9001 one of the most widely used management tools in the world today.
  
  - However, the ISO certification process has been criticized as being wasteful and not being useful for all organizations.
  
  - The ISO 9001 is an abstract model.
  
  - It is designed for manufacturing, guidance for software.
  
  - It is used for certification purpose.
  
  - It is complemented by ISO/IEC 15504

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