January 26, 2012
ISO/IEC 33001 provides a general introduction to the concepts of process assessment and a glossary for assessment related terms.It describes how the parts of the suite fit together, and provides guida...
January 26, 2012
The purpose of the ISO/IEC 33000 Process Assessment Standard series is to provide a structured approach for the assessment of processes for the following purposes:
by or on behalf of an organizatio...
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October 20, 2011
Summary: This technical contribution explores the challenges in designing a process model for software testing. The term 'process model' embraces both the 'process reference model'...
October 20, 2011
Summary: An important assertion made in the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 WG24 project to develop ‘profiles’ for very small entities (i.e. <= 25 persons) is that such entities are generally not a...
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The Software Process Improvement Laboratory (SPI-LAB) was established in January 2001 as an independent commercial enterprise with a view to enhancing client business effectiveness using process capability measurement and improvement.
Strategic service areas:
- Process capability assessment and improvement
- Third party quality assurance activities
- Third party software product verification and validation support
- Third party software risk assessment
- Short courses in software engineering processes, process management and quality management
- Technically significant contributions to the development of local and international standards in software engineering and IT service management
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Process capability assessment provides tangible evidence of the achievement of a level of process capability in selected processes of an enterprise. For an organisation to improve product or service quality it must have:
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The SPI-LAB short course programme focuses on the needs of individuals, teams and enterprises participating in the value chain in the field of information technology and software engineering. Individuals who benefit most from this course programme include software product line managers, project leaders, software developers, quality managers, and process specialists.
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What is Verification? The steps taken to provide confirmation through the provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled. What is Validation? The set of activities that provide confirmation that a product or service is able to accomplish its intended use, goals and objectives.
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The SPI-LAB is actively involved in the creation of local and international standards in the field of software and systems engineering, and IT service management since. The SPI-LAB CEO is presently chairperson of the South African Bureau of Standards committee for ICT Software and Systems Engineering (SABS SC71C). This committee held its first meeting was held in February 1997.
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