Guide to Software Engineering Standards & Specifications

As software engineering processes change, so do industry standards and specifications. This directory offers a listing of standards and technical reports available, presenting an overview of 300 standards, guides and technical reports. The reader can learn about all the existing standards, what they contain, how they are used, when to apply them, and where to obtain copies. For each standard, the book contains a single-page abstract which details pertinent information about the standard, including formal title, process category, scope and purpose, page length, issuing date, originating committee or body, issuing organization, and US purchasing power. The Guide to Software Engineering Standards and Specifications is essential for software engineers who wish to have standards overview information available to them in one easy-to-access volume. Prior to the publication of this book, it was becoming more and more difficult for software engineering professionals to be aware of and access all the knowledge that had been published on the best of practice in the software field. This guide is a highly organized, up-to-date directory of 315 standards, guides, and technical reports related to the software engineering industry. It is unique in that it provides readers with an at-a-glance overview of each existing standard, its area of application, and where copies can be obtained. Each standard is summarized in a single-page abstract, which contains: Formal title, Scope and Purpose, Issuing date, Issuing organization, Process category, Page length, Originating body, and US Purchasing source. This book is a useful reference tool for obtaining information on the accepted software process practices in the field, including little known standards such as the Icelandic Quality Handbook to the most well-known standards such as the ISO 12207, Software Life Cycle Processes. No longer will software engineers need to purchase unnecessary standards or pore over countless standards to find which standard is appropriate for their needs. This book provides a clear, concise, and organized way to access the standards information world, and should be a welcome addition to every software engineering professionals library.