Hi,

I would like to ask if anyone knows about the CMM (capability maturity model), SQA (software quality assurance) and ISO.

1. how they are related?
2. what are the similarities and differences?
3. how could they be aligned?
4. what could be the risk if we implement SQA and ISO at the same time?


Please help, inputs will really help me a lot.

thank you :truce:

This won't exactly answer your specific questions, but I'm not software quality knowledgable. But - You might want to start out reading a few 'oldies', like http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=3263 and http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=3261

There is also some basic information on SPICE http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=3341

Hi,
I would like to ask if anyone knows about the CMM (capability maturity model), SQA (software quality assurance) and ISO.
1. how they are related?
2. what are the similarities and differences?
3. how could they be aligned?
4. what could be the risk if we implement SQA and ISO at the same time?
Please help, inputs will really help me a lot.
thank you :truce:

Now it is CMMI (meaning integrated). Review the page http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/adoption/iso-mapping.html
for relationship between ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI.

Key SQA standard is IEEE 730
http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~stalhane/tdt4235/docs/ieee-730.pdf
(I think this is an old version)
IEEE releases a CD of all latest standard -Check the cost in IEEE site.

For implementing ISO9001 for a Software organization, you should use
ISO 90003:2004
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=35867&ICS1=35&ICS2=80&ICS3=

Last couple of pages of ISO 90003 provides the alignment details to other ISO/IEC 1227, 15504 and various IEEE software Engineering standards.

Regards,
Govind.