Comparing ISO 9000 - The Central Science

Choose the right software quality methodology, and make it work efficiently.KEY TOPICS: Some organizations have established ISO 9000 quality certification or the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model (CMM) as requirements for doing business with other companies. For other companies, the need for quality improvement has been recognized as critical to long-term survival. This book compares the three leading software quality assessment methodologies, including ISO 9000, SEI CMM and the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, helping businesses understand how these methods overlap, how to choose one, and how to manage the quality process most effectively.MARKET: Managers and developers interested in improving their software quality.

MICHAEL TINGEY is a staff programmer for IBM Corporation, located at the IBM Glendale Programming Lab in Endicott, New York. He was key process focal point for IBM's first domestic software laboratory ISO 9001 certification, and is a trained ISO 9000 Lead Assessor. He is a member of the IBM Glendale Programming Lab's Malcolm Baldrige Assessment team, and has served as an internal Malcolm Baldrige assessor for IBM, assessing the quality of other IBM business units.