Does ISO 9001 increase software development maturity?

Author

Hass, Anne Mette Jonassen ; Johansen, Jorn ; Pries-Heje, Jan

Author_Institution

DELTA, Horsholm, Denmark

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

25-27 Aug 1998

Firstpage

860

Abstract

Can an ISO 9001 certification lead to software process improvement? Yes, is the answer the paper gives. The answer is based on 25 BOOTSTRAP maturity assessments carried out in Danish companies; twelve of these for ISO 9001 certified companies. One of the findings in the paper is that there is a clear correspondence between the maturity in software development processes and the holding of an ISO 9001 certificate covering software development. It is not only the quality system and software quality management that is influenced by an ISO 9001 certification, but other software processes such as project management, testing, and resource management are also influenced. In other words there is a spin-off effect from an ISO 9001 certification leading to software process improvement in other, not closely related areas

Keywords

DP industry; ISO standards; certification; software metrics; software quality; software standards; BOOTSTRAP maturity assessments; Danish companies; ISO 9001 certification; ISO 9001 certified companies; project management; quality system; resource management; software development maturity; software development processes; software process improvement; software quality management; testing; Capability maturity model; Certification; Consumer electronics; Coordinate measuring machines; ISO standards; Programming; Project management; Quality management; Resource management; Software quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Euromicro Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 24th

Conference_Location

Vasteras

ISSN

1089-6503

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8646-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURMIC.1998.708113

Filename

708113