1. IEEE CS SAB, Mar 2009
IEEE Computer Society Category A Liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7: Status Report
Jim Moore IEEE Computer Society
Liaison Representative to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7
Prepared for IEEE CS SAB
June 2013
IEEE-CS/SC7 Liaison Report

2. Background IEEE Computer Society is a Category A Liaison to SC 7.
The Computer Society does not vote.
But it does get to participate, offer comments, and contribute documents (via a standing agreement with the US National Body).
The liaison relationship provides SC 7 access to Computer Society expertise around the world.
The liaison represents Computer Society interests in BOK, certifications, curricula and professional activities.
As provided by the Bylaws of the IEEE, the liaison operates in accordance with the provisions of the “PSDO.”
In IEEE, the liaison reports to Computer Society Standards Activities Board (SAB) and coordinates with Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC) and IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA).
In SC 7, the liaison provides reports to the Chair, the Secretariat, and the meetings of the HODs.
The liaison also represents the Computer Society’s membership in the US Technical Advisory Group to SC 7.
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3. Why Does the Computer Society Do This?
IEEE CS SAB, Mar 2009
Why Does the Computer Society Do This?
Throughout the Computer Society, we are undertaking efforts to make the Society the “go to” place for software engineering. The role of SAB and S2ESC is to deal with the standards collection.
One of the strengths of the CS software engineering program is the standards collection of the IEEE Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC).
One of its weaknesses is inconsistency between these standards and international standards (from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7) on the same subject. Differences reduce the credibility of both standards on a given subject.
IEEE and SC 7 have undertaken a program to make the two collections completely consistent using the PSDO.
We use approaches:
Adoption: One organization adopts the standard of the other.
Joint projects: Either to merge two standards, develop a new one serving both organizations, or revise an existing one.
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IEEE-CS/SC7 Liaison Report

4. IEEE CS SAB, Mar 2009
PSDO Agreement
The IEEE Standards Association and ISO Central Secretariat have concluded a PSDO – Partner Standards Development Organization – agreement.
The agreement provides uniform procedures for joint development and maintenance of standards by IEEE and designated TCs of ISO and SCs of JTC 1.
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IEEE-CS/SC7 Liaison Report

5. Goals and Objectives of the Society Representative to SC 7
The goal is to support the Computer Society as the “owner” of a single, globally relevant characterization of the scope and content of systems and software engineering, with the following specific objectives:
Ensure that the SC7 adoption of the SWEBOK Guide, ISO/IEC TR 19759, remains consistent with the IEEE CS SWEBOK Guide as it evolves.
Ensure that any SC7 activities related to professional certifications are supportive of the CS certification programs.
Under the terms of the PSDO and in cooperation with IEEE-SA, improve the degree of alignment between IEEE S2ESC standards and SC7 standards.
Seek improvement of standards to provide additional rigor for situations of high consequence.
(Revised wording approved by SAB, February 2013.)
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6. Inconsistencies in the two collections, circa 1995
IEEE CS SAB, Mar 2009
Inconsistencies in the two collections, circa 1995
Topic
Status
Remarks
Terminology & Concepts
Red
Different vocabulary standards
Quality management
Orange
ISO: Driven down from ISO IEEE: traditional QA approach.
Testing
IEEE standards unrelated to SC7 processes.
Architecture description
Harmless
SC7 didn’t have architecture standards.
Product quality
Yellow
Unrelated standards
Life cycle processes
Incompatible standards
Systems engineering process
SW maintenance
Measurement
Risk management
No standards at all
Project management
Verification and validation
Fundamentally different approaches; minor incompatibilities in details
Configuration management
SW process assessment
Nothing in IEEE. ISO process assessment incompatible with ISO LC.
Requirements engineering
IEEE standards unrelated to SC7 processes
SW life cycle data
User documentation
CASE tools
Minor incompatibilities
Notations
Distinct standards for distinct notations
Internet
No standards
IT Services, Management, Governance
Specialty Engineering (Safety, Security)
Unrelated approaches
Professional certification
None
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IEEE-CS/SC7 Liaison Report

7. Inconsistencies in the two collections today
IEEE CS SAB, Mar 2009
Inconsistencies in the two collections today
Topic
Status
Remarks
Terminology & Concepts
Green
IEEE CS SWEBOK = ISO/IEC Identical vocabulary, 24765, hosted by IEEE CS.
Quality management
Identical standard, 90003, but revision is needed.
Testing
Yellow 
Joint project is developing comprehensive testing standards to replace piecemeal ones.
Architecture description
Identical standard: 42010
Product quality
IEEE withdrew its conflicting standard and may adopt 25010
Life cycle processes
Identical standards: 12207, IEEE is adopting associated guides:
Systems engineering process
ISO/IEC = IEEE Joint revision is underway.
SW maintenance
Identical standard:
Measurement
Identical standard:
Risk management
Identical standard, 16085, but revision is needed.
Project management
Identical standard:
Verification and validation
Red 
IEEE is 1012 broadening to systems. SC 7 has a study group on V&V.
Configuration management
SC7 is considering what changes are needed to adopt newly revised IEEE Std 828.
SW process assessment
Harmless
ISO/IEC is now compatible with LCP standards. No IEEE standards.
Requirements engineering
Identical standard, replaced IEEE 830, 1233, 1362.
SW life cycle data
Identical standard, 15289
User documentation
Identical standards, through 26515
CASE tools
Identical standards, 14102, 14471
Notations
Distinct standards for distinct notations. SC 7 recently adopted IDEF standards.
Internet
Joint project underway to revise ISO/IEC aka IEEE 2001
IT Services, Management, Governance
No IEEE standards. IEEE is balloting adoption of and -2
Specialty Engineering (Safety, Security)
IEEE is balloting adoption of ISO/IEC (4 parts). IEEE 1228 is old and needs revision.
Professional certification
IEEE CSDA and CSDP were the first to conform to ISO/IEC 24773
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IEEE-CS/SC7 Liaison Report

8. Liaison representatives
Jim Moore, lead,
Pieter Botman, focusing on certification standards,
Terry Doran, focusing on process standards,
Paul Joannou, focusing on safety standards,
Typically, the Computer Society provides the editor for joint standards projects (see remaining charts)
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9. Current and completed projects - 1WG
Project
Editor
Notes 2
15289, LC data
Annette Reilly, editor
Jointly published.
2651x, User documentation
Jointly published 26511, and IEEE adopted and
23026, Internet practices
Annette Reilly, editor ?
ISO/IEC fast-track of IEEE NWIP and PAR for revision have been submitted. PAR was approved. 4
14102, 14471, CASE tools
IEEE adopted ISO/IEC and 6
SQUARE series
IEEE project to adopt has been initiated. There have been clerical delays.
, FSM concepts
IEEE has withdrawn its obsolete edition, leaving the ISO/IEC standard as the single standard.
25051, SW product quality
IEEE has withdrawn its obsolete edition (which was an adoption of ISO/IEC 12119).
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10. Current projects - 2 WG Project Editor Notes 7
15288 and 12207, LC Processes
Anatol Kark, SG chair
Published jointly. Planning for joint revision is underway.
15939, Measurement; 16085, Risk management; 16326, Project management; Requirements management
Cheryl Jones, Bob Charette, Mark Henley
Published jointly.
14764, Maintenance
Tom Pigoski
Published jointly. IEEE may initiate joint revision.
15026-x, Systems and software assurance
Jim Moore
IEEE adopted as Trial Use Standard. IEEE adopted Parts 3 and 4 await final approval.
IEEE 828, Configuration management
IEEE revision has been provided to WG 7 for study.
,2,3, LC management guides
adopted as an IEEE Guide. IEEE adopted -2 and -3, and may adopt others as published.
, Systems engineering process
Terry Doran, editor
ISO/IEC is fast-track of IEEE Joint revision is underway as
, SW Dev Plan
J. Amsenga, editor
IEEE is forming balloting group for joint revision.
24774, Process description
IEEE adopted
IEEE 1012, V&V
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11. Current and completed projects - 3WG
Project
Editor
Notes 19
,-2, IDEF
ISO/IEC fast-track of IEEE and was successful. 20
19759, SWEBOK Guide
Juan Garbajosa, Gargi Keeni, editors
Adopted by ISO/IEC. SWEBOK revision is underway; result will be resubmitted for ISO/IEC fast-track.
24773, Certification of SW professional; 29154; Guide to 24773
IEEE CS has two conforming certifications. 22
24765, Vocabulary
Annette Reilly, convener
Published jointly. IEEE CS hosts web site for free public access. 23
90003, SW quality management
IEEE adopted it. A proposal for a revision will be presented to WG7. 24
29110-x, LC profiles for VSE
Claude Laporte, editor
IEEE will consider publishing derivative documents to suit end-user needs.
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12. Current and completed projects - 4WG
Project
Editor
Notes 25
20000-x, ITSM
IEEE has adopted and 26
29119, Testing
Jon Hagar, editor
IEEE contributed base documents. Joint development is underway. IEEE balloting comments on all four parts have been submitted to SC 7. Joint development of a fifth part is proposed; PAR was approved. 42
42010, Architecture description
Rich Hilliard, editor
Original was fast-track of IEEE Revision was published jointly.
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13. Relevant Results of SC 7 Interim Meeting: Strategy
12207/15288: revision will lag one ballot cycle behind
12207 annexes will provide migration path for existing users.
90003: Quick, minimal update will be done to to support request from X9.
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14. Relevant Results of SC 7 Interim Meeting: Document Progress
, Integrity Levels: Send to CD ballot.
12207, SW Processes: Send to CD ballot.
15288, Sys Processes: Send to 2nd CD ballot.
15289, Life Cycle Info Items: Send to CD ballot.
, Management of Systems Engineering: Send to DIS ballot (Doran).
, SW Development Planning: Send to CD2 ballot (Amsenga).
24765, Vocabulary: Change Pkg 2 underway (Reilly).
90003: Send to CD ballot.
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15. Relevant Results of SC 7 Interim: Other
Study group to revise (broaden?) 14102, CASE tool adoption.
An NWIP will be circulated to revise 24773, Certification.
SWEBOK Guide: Details of SC7 review were determined.
New project on Content Management will be joint. (Reilly will chair IEEE balloting.)
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16. Relevant Results of SC 7 Interim: People
Doran and Moore: named editors of
Roedler and Bearden: named editors of
Botman, Reilly, Hilliard: members of ontology SG.
Moore: named editor of 90003; member of SLG2, member of study group.
Reilly: named editor of 15289, 23026,
Joannou: named editor of
Doran: named editor of , and member of SWG5.
Botman: named editor of 24773, attended Strategic Planning meeting.
Hilliard: member study group on architecting.
Reilly, Moore: resolutions drafting committee.
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17. Summary of Effectiveness 1
(These numbers are current as of Sep 2012.)
There are 51 S2ESC standards (now or imminent)
33 identical with SC7 (completed or imminent)
5 more potentially identical
13 others
2 outside SC7 scope
7 SC7 does not work in the area
3 IEEE provides a legitimate alternative
1 (1074) likely to remain inconsistent
Projects affecting 11 standards are underway
(Note: Some projects are both completed and underway, i.e. initial completion followed by revision)
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18. Summary of Effectiveness 2
As a result of harmonization with SC 7, since 2005, old IEEE standards have been updated with modern revisions:
1 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 2003
1 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 2000
6 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1998
3 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1996
1 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1995
2 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1992
1 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1990
1 IEEE standard(s) last revised in 1987
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19. Summary of Effectiveness 3
We have created a coherent, consistent collection of standards, recognized world-wide, that supports and is supported by:
An agreed body of knowledge
An agreed vocabulary database
Certification programs
Training programs
… making IEEE CS the international go-to place for codified knowledge of software engineering.
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