SPICE in retrospect: Developing a standard for process assessment

Authors:
Terence P. Rout;Khaled El Emam;Mario Fusani;Dennis Goldenson;Ho-Won Jung
Affiliations:
Software Quality Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;ISTI-CNR, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy;Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;College of Business Administration, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Venue:
Journal of Systems and Software
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The SPICE Project was established in 1993 to support the development, validation and transition into use of an International Standard for software process assessment. Its efforts have resulted in the publication of a five-part Standard for Process Assessment, ISO/IEC 15504. This paper reviews the evolution of the Standard, and reflects on the parallel achievements of the SPICE Project and the standardisation effort in advancing the state of the art in process assessment and improvement.