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The Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) is an IT industry leadership group comprising IT executives from the Global 2000, system integrators, outsourced service providers, and software technology vendors committed to making improvements in the quality of IT application software.[1]

Overview

Jointly organized by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University and the Object Management Group (OMG), CISQ is designed to be a neutral forum in which customers and suppliers of IT application software can develop an industry-wide agenda of actions for defining, measuring, and improving IT software quality.[2][3]

History

CISQ was launch in August 2009 by 24 founders including SEI and OMG.[4] The founders of CISQ are Dr. Paul D. Nielsen, Director and CEO of SEI and Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and CEO of OMG. Dr. Bill Curtis, the co-author of the CMM framework is CISQ's first Director. Software measurement and productivity expert Capers Jones is a CISQ Distinguished Advisor. CISQ Objectives[5]

In september 2012, CISQ published its standard measures for evaluating and benchmarking the Reliability, Security, Performance Efficiency, and Maintainability of IT software.[6]

In january 2013, OMG adopts Automated Function Point specifications.[7]

In may 2013 CISQ reaches 500 member milestone.[8]

In december 2013, WIPRO become the fourth major sponsor to join the list of industry participants investing in the completion and adoption of CISQ standards in the IT industry.[9]

Hot Topics

Major topics and concerns of the CISQ are :

  • 1. Advise, educate, and be the voice to business and government leaders on the strategic and mission critical importance of IT software quality
  • 2. Develop standard measures of quality attributes to be used by IT and the business for evaluating the software quality and risk of multi-tier IT applications.
  • 3. Propose methods for using these quality measures in negotiating and managing the acquisition or maintenance of IT application software.
  • 4. Develop and promote professional licensing for those providing services to assess the quality of IT application software.
  • 5. Establish an online IT industry forum for addressing IT application software quality issues.

References

  1. ^ http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm
  2. ^ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Software-Quality-Has-a-New-Name-CISQ-686088/
  3. ^ http://www.ddj.com/architect/219400868
  4. ^ http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm
  5. ^ http://www.it-cisq.org
  6. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/idUS105714+11-Sep-2012+BW20120911
  7. ^ http://www.omg.org/news/releases/pr2013/01-17-13.htm
  8. ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consortium-for-it-software-quality-reaches-500-member-milestone-2013-05-16
  9. ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wipro-technology-sponsor-consortium-software-160200140.html
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