Web Sites
ISO
www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
The ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of
148 countries, on the basis of one member per country,
with a central secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland that coordinates
the system. The ISO is the world's largest developer
of technical standards, including ISO 9000, ISO 14000,
and more than 14,000 international standards for business,
government, and society.
Capability Maturity Model Integration
www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi
The Software Engineering Institute hosts the Capability
Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) Web site. It features
general information about the CMMI, the latest models,
how to get training, help with adoption, information about
appraisals, and background information about the CMMI
project as well as tips and information for the newcomer.
iSix Sigma
www.isixsigma.com
iSixSigma is a free information resource created to meet the
needs of business professionals in search of proven methodologies
for improving process efficiency, implementing
data-driven decision making, and focusing on customer
needs. The site offers comprehensive information, unique
tools, checklists, calculators, and in-depth editorial and personalized
advice to help quality and management professionals
implement Six Sigma quickly and successfully into
their organizations.
Software Technology Support Center
www.stsc.hill.af.mil
The Software Technology Support Center is an Air Force
organization established to help other U.S. government
organizations identify, evaluate, and adopt technologies to
improve the quality of their software products, efficiency in
producing them, and to accurately predict the cost and
schedule of their delivery.
The Quality Assurance Institute
www.qaiusa.com
The Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) is dedicated to partnering
with the enterprise-wide information quality profession.
QAI is an international organization consisting of
member companies in search of effective methods for detection-
software quality control and prevention-software quality
assurance.
Software Productivity Consortium
www.software.org
The Software Productivity Consortium (SPC) is a nonprofit
partnership of industry, government, and academia.
The SPC develops processes, methods, tools, and supporting
services to help members and affiliates build high-quality,
component-based systems, and continuously advance
their systems and software engineering maturity pursuant to
the guidelines of the major process and quality frameworks.
Software Program Managers Network
www.spmn.com
The mission of the Software Program Managers Network
(SPMN) is to identify proven industry and government software
best practices and convey them to managers of large-scale
software-intensive acquisition programs. The SPMN enables
program managers to achieve project success and deliver quality
systems on schedule and on budget. More than 200
Department of Defense programs have benefited directly
from SPMN expertise, consulting, and assessments.
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