CISQ

<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>
<p>Jointly organized by the <a href="/facts/Software_Engineering_Institute/uMJyBSNj">Software Engineering Institute</a> (SEI) at <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Mellon_University/XKd7L2KA">Carnegie Mellon University</a> and the <a href="/facts/Object_Management_Group/SNpN8n9U">Object Management Group</a> (OMG), CISQ is designed to be a neutral forum in which customers and suppliers of IT application software can develop an industry-wide agenda of actions for defining, measuring, and improving IT <a href="/facts/Software_quality/7yoRvIuz">software quality</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>CISQ was launched in August 2009 by 24 founders including SEI and OMG.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
The founders of CISQ are Paul D. Nielsen, Director and CEO of SEI and <a href="/facts/Richard_Soley/XMLLmg6R">Richard Mark Soley</a>, Chairman and CEO of OMG. <a href="/facts/Bill_Curtis/cMW3ysAh">Bill Curtis</a>, the co-author of the <a href="/facts/Capability_Maturity_Model/PxQXfSYJ">CMM</a> framework is CISQ's first Director. <a href="/facts/Software_measurement/aFdMeAFA">Software measurement</a> and productivity expert <a href="/facts/Capers_Jones/aHsj9GDh">Capers Jones</a> is a CISQ Distinguished Advisor.
</p><p>In September 2012, CISQ published its standard measures for evaluating and benchmarking the <a href="/facts/Reliability_engineering/cd6AS5w3">reliability</a>, <a href="/facts/Application_security/L2DWzCfG">security</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_performance/td1qKox4">performance efficiency</a>, and <a href="/facts/Maintainability/SmyLaINQ">maintainability</a> of IT software.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
</p><p>In January 2013, OMG adopted <a href="/facts/Automated_Function_Point/7E1RPg1n">Automated Function Point</a> specifications.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
</p><p>In May 2013 CISQ reached 500 members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
</p><p>In December 2013, <a href="/facts/WIPRO/MP5fxUfq">WIPRO</a> become the fourth major sponsor to join the list of industry participants investing in the completion and adoption of CISQ standards in the IT industry.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/ISO/IEC_9126/95IYcJxK">ISO/IEC 9126</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.it-cisq.org">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"News Items - Carnegie Mellon SEI and OMG Announce the Launch of CISQ—The Consortium for IT Software Quality". sei.cmu.edu. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2016. <a href="http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Darryl K. Taft (2009-08-20). "Software Quality Has a New Name: CISQ". eWEEK. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2016. <a href="https://archive.today/20130122144203/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Software-Quality-Has-a-New-Name-CISQ-686088/" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130122144203/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Software-Quality-Has-a-New-Name-CISQ-686088/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"SEI, OMG Launch Consortium for IT Software Quality". De Dobb's. August 20, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2016. <a href="http://www.ddj.com/architect/219400868" target="_blank">http://www.ddj.com/architect/219400868</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"News Items - Carnegie Mellon SEI and OMG Announce the Launch of CISQ—The Consortium for IT Software Quality". sei.cmu.edu. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2016. <a href="http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Industry Consortium to Standardize Software Quality Characteristics". Reuters. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141111120508/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/idUS105714%2B11-Sep-2012%2BBW20120911" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20141111120508/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/idUS105714%2B11-Sep-2012%2BBW20120911</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"OMG Adopts Automated Function Point Specification". OMG. Retrieved August 13, 2016. <a href="http://www.omg.org/news/releases/pr2013/01-17-13.htm" target="_blank">http://www.omg.org/news/releases/pr2013/01-17-13.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Consortium For IT Software Quality Reaches 500 Member Milestone". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2014-11-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170628203309/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consortium-for-it-software-quality-reaches-500-member-milestone-2013-05-16" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170628203309/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consortium-for-it-software-quality-reaches-500-member-milestone-2013-05-16</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Wipro Technology to Sponsor Consortium for IT Software Quality". Yahoo Finance. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141111135926/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wipro-technology-sponsor-consortium-software-160200140.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20141111135926/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wipro-technology-sponsor-consortium-software-160200140.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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