If we don´t license ourselves, who will? [Software engineers]

Author

Melford, R.

Volume

12

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

11

Abstract

The ISO 9000 standards, which now have considerable influence on the software profession, were published without the participation of Japanese quality professionals. Now Japanese software organizations that try to achieve ISO certification are forced to adhere to alien rules, even if they have excellent processes and produce high-quality software. In the development of SPICE (the international version of the Capability Maturity Model), Japanese professionals decided not to repeat the mistake-40 software professionals are active participants. The author warns that similar problems will arise in the licensing of software engineers. Social pressure is inevitable. Software professionals must assert their opinion

Keywords

ISO standards; certification; professional aspects; software development management; software engineering; software standards; Capability Maturity Model; ISO 9000 standards; ISO certification; Japanese quality professionals; Japanese software organizations; SPICE; social pressure; software engineer licensing; software profession; Electronic voting; Fabrics; Head; Health and safety; History; Humans; Law; Licenses; Microprogramming; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/52.382176

Filename

382176