The Consortium for Information and Software Quality (CISQ) is an industry organisation that develops and promotes standards for measuring software quality. These standards focus on critical aspects such as reliability, security, performance efficiency and maintainability to improve the quality and reliability of software systems. Key aspects include:
Purpose:
- Establish industry standards for software quality
- Provide metrics for software measurement
Focus Areas:
- Reliability
- Security
- Performance efficiency
- Maintainability
Contributions:
- Quality characteristic definitions
- Automated measurement specifications
- Best practices guidelines
Benefits:
- Standardised quality assessment
- Improved software development practices
- Enhanced software reliability
Stakeholders:
- Software developers
- IT managers
- Quality assurance professionals
CISQ helps improve software quality through standardised metrics and practices.