1. TickIT Main Goals - make developers think how - quality relates to software - to achieve quality in software - to continuously improve qaulity management system - certificate objectives - improve market confidence in third party quality organizations - improve professional practice amongst auditors - publish authoritative guidance material

2. Motivated Initiative British Department of Trade and Industry initiated a review of software development in the industry Reviews showed that companies were reluctant to adopt the ISO9000 British Computer Society initiated TickIT in 1991

3. Organizations Over 1000 organizations are TickIt certified, the majority of which are UK based British Department of trade and industry British Computer Society British Standards institute UK Accreditation Service Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment

4. Comparison Directly related to ISO 9001 Provides ISO 9001 accredited certification

5. Unique Features TickIT scheme puts a large effort to insure its auditors are highly certified TickIT certified organizations not only have to be TickIT certified but must adhere to ISO standards such as ISO 9001

6. Opinion Holds certified organizations accountable for their guidelines and ISO standards Wide UK acceptance shows effectiveness Focus on highly qualified auditors is key Any major quality assurance practices and guidelines are better than none Not widely used outside of the UK