IEEE Approves Standard on CASE Tool Characterization
October 23, 2006 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) approved a new standard for computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool interconnection to aid software developers.
It also began work on three new standards, one related to software life cycles and two concerning information technology (IT) service management.
The IEEE approved IEEE 1175.2 - Recommended Practice for CASE Tool Interconnection - Characterization of Interconnections, which identifies attributes that characterize contexts for CASE tool operation.
These attributes provide a checklist of interconnection concerns for use in selecting, adopting and using CASE tools. IEEE 1175.2 also will help users organize and apply other industry standards in designing and realizing large, integrated, multi-vendor software engineering environments.
The IEEE began work on IEEE P15289 - Systems and Software Engineering - Content of Systems and Software Life Cycle Process Information Products (Documentation). This project seeks to adopt International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/ International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 15289 as an IEEE standard. It will provide an up-to-date and consistent standard for use in identifying and planning specific information items produced during systems and software life cycles.
The IEEE also began work on the following ISO/IEC shared standards:
- IEEE P20000.1 - ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 - Information Technology Service Management Part 1: Specification.
- IEEE P20000.2 - ISO/IEC 20000-2:2005 - Information Technology Service Management Part 2: Code of Practice.
These shared standards will allow IEEE and ISO/IEC to write compatible standards.
Adoption of ISO/IEC 20000 Parts 1 and 2 is the first step toward expanding the set of reference processes for IT service management and governance. Part 1 defines the requirements a service provider should meet in delivering acceptable-quality managed services to its customers. Part 2 represents an industry consensus on quality standards for IT service management processes to meet customer needs within agreed-upon resource levels.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE).