ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering is a

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subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee

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of the

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(ISO) and the

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(IEC), that develops and facilitates standards within the field of engineering of software products and systems. The international

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of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 is the

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(BIS) located in India.

History

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 was first established in 1987, though the origins of the subcommittee began with ISO/TC 97, established in 1960 as a standardization technical committee in the field of information processing. With the formation of ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 1987, ISO/TC 97 and IEC/TC 83 were combined to form ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7,

Software Engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...

. In 2000, the subcommittee changed its title from Software Engineering to its current title, Software and

Systems Engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their life cycles. At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinki ...

. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 held its first plenary in Paris, France in 1987.

Scope and mission

The scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 is the “Standardization of processes, supporting tools and supporting technologies for the engineering of software products and systems,” including * Software and systems engineering processes * Software system products * Enterprise architecture * Software engineering environment * Software engineering body of knowledge * Management of IT assets The mission of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 is to * Provide quality standards that cover the entire life-cycle of information systems * Provide quality standards that meet user needs in broad markets * Manage the set of standards effectively through documented framework * Promote the use of standards by providing supporting materials * Provide leadership in standardization through: ** A continuous technology watch process using Study Groups to explore new areas and markets ** The development of a comprehensive set of integrated standards with broad international and professional consensus ** Initiating cooperative work with international professional and standards producing organizations ** A framework that: *** Facilitates the integration and sub-contracting of standards developed in other standards producing organizations *** Facilitates cooperative development of joint standards with other international standards producing organizations *** Minimizes the inconsistencies between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 standards, including those developed by other standards producing organizations

Structure

As of August 2020, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 is made up of 14 active working groups (WGs), three ad hoc working groups (AHGs) and five advisory groups (AGs). Each of these groups carries out specific tasks in standards development within the field of systems and software engineering. As a response to standardization needs within the field of software and systems engineering, working groups within ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 were disbanded if their working area was no longer applicable, or established if new working areas arose. The focus of each working group, special working group, advisory group, and task force is described in the group’s terms of reference. Active working groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 are: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 also had one task force, “Spanish Translation Task Force”.

Collaborations

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 works in close collaboration with a number of other organizations or subcommittees, both internal and external to ISO or IEC, in order to avoid conflicting or duplicative work. Organizations internal to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 include: *

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces is a standardization subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Interna ...

, Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces *

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection is a standardization subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electro ...

, Security techniques * ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32, Data management and interchange *

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms is a standardization subcommittee, which is part of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrote ...

, Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms *

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 IT Service Management and IT Governance is a standardization subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commissio ...

, Service Management and IT Governance * ISO/TC 22/SC 3, Electrical and electronic equipment * ISO/TC 22/SC 32, Electrical and electronic components and general system aspects * ISO/TC 46/SC 4, Technical interoperability * ISO/TC 159/SC 4, Ergonomics of human-system interaction *

ISO/TC 176 ISO/TC 176 is Technical Committee 176 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), responsible for Quality management and quality assurance - the ISO 9000 family of standards. Overview The scope of the committee is ‘Standardi ...

, Quality management and quality assurance * ISO/TC 176/SC 1, Concepts and terminology * ISO/TC 176/SC 2, Quality systems * ISO/TC 176/SC 3, Supporting technologies * ISO/TC 184/SC 4, Industrial data * ISO/TC 184/SC 5, Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications * ISO/TC 210, Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices * ISO/TC 215, Health informatics * ISO/PC 251, Asset management * ISO/TC 258, Project, programme and portfolio management * ISO/PC 259, Outsourcing * ISO/CASCO, Committee on conformity assessment * IEC/TC 56, Dependability * IEC/TC 93, Design automation Some organizations external to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 include: *

Audio Engineering Society The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is a professional body for engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or product ...

(AES) *

Ecma International Ecma International () is a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems. It acquired its current name in 1994, when the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) changed its name to reflect the organization ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

(IEEE) * International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) *

Information Systems Audit and Control Association Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random, ...

(ISACA/ITGI) *

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

(ITU) *

Project Management Institute The Project Management Institute (PMI, legally Project Management Institute, Inc.) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit professional organization for project management. Overview PMI serves more than five million professionals including over 680,0 ...

(PMI) *

IT Service Management Forum The IT Service Management Forum (''it''SMF) is an independent, international, not-for-profit organization of IT service management (ITSM) professionals worldwide. Around the operation of IT services the ''it''SMF collects, develops and publishes be ...

(itSMF) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Inter ...

(WMO) * European Software Institute (ESI software) * International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers, Inc. (IAITAM) * The SPICE User Group *

Business Software Alliance The Software Alliance, also known as BSA, is a trade group established by Microsoft in 1988 to represent commercial software makers. It is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Its principal activity is trying to stop cop ...

(BSA) *

European Telecommunications Standards Institute The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the field of information and communications. ETSI supports the development and testing of global technical standard ...

(ETSI)

Member countries

Countries pay a fee to ISO to be members of subcommittees. The 40 "P" (participating) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Uruguay. The 20 "O" (observing) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 are: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Estonia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey.

Published standards

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 currently has 153 published standards within the field of software and systems engineering, including:

References

External links

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 home page
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