"International Standardization as a Strategic Tool", comprising the commended papers from the IEC Centenary Challenge. The IEC Centenary Challenge was a competition for papers on the economic, business and social impact of International Standards on business. It was organized in association with The Economist magazine and in partnership with three leading professional engineering bodies…
Information Technology - Metadata Registries (MDR) - Part 2: Classification
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC 11179-2:2005.
1 Scope
This part of ISO/IEC 11179 restates and elaborates on the procedures and techniques of ISO/IEC 11179-3:2003 for registering classification schemes and classifying administered items in an MDR.
All types of administered items can be classified, including object classes, properties,…
Reference materials — General and statistical principles for certification
ISO Guide 35:2006 gives statistical principles to assist in the understanding and development of valid methods to assign values to properties of a reference material, including the evaluation of their associated uncertainty, and establish their metrological traceability. Reference materials (RMs) that undergo all steps described in ISO Guide 35:2006 are usually accompanied by a certificate and…
Information Technology - Process Assessment - Part 4: Guidance on Use for Process Improvement and Pr...
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC 15504-4:2004.
1 Scope
This part of ISO/IEC 15504 provides guidance on how to utilize a conformant process assessment within a process improvement programme or a process capability determination.
This part of ISO/IEC 15504 is for information only. The guidance provided does not presume specific organizational…
Software Engineering - Product Quality - Part 4: Quality in Use Metrics
CSA Preface
Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member…
Information Technology - Reference Model of Data Management
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC TR 10032:2003.
1 Scope
This Technical Report defines the ISO Reference Model of Data Management. It establishes a framework for coordinating the development of existing and future standards for the management of persistent data in information systems. See Annex A for references to existing data management standards…
Software Engineering - Product Quality - Part 2: External Metrics
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC TR 9126-2:2003.
1 Scope
This Technical Report defines external metrics for quantitatively measuring external software quality in terms of characteristics and subcharacteristics defined in ISO/IEC 9126-1, and is intended to be used together with ISO/IEC 9126-1.
This Technical Report contains:
I. an explanation of…
Software Engineering - Product Quality - Part 3: Internal Metrics
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC TR 9126-3:2003.
1 Scope
This Technical Report defines internal metrics for quantitatively measuring external software quality in terms of characteristics and subcharacteristics defined in ISO/IEC 9126-1, and is intended to be used together with ISO/IEC 9126-1. This Technical Report contains:
I. an explanation of…
Software and System Engineering - Guidelines for the Design and Preparation of User Documentation fo...
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC 18019:2004.
1 Scope
This International Standard gives guidelines for the design and preparation of user documentation for application software. It describes how to establish what information users need, how to determine the way in which that information should be presented to the users, and how then to prepare the…
Systems Engineering - A Guide for the Application of ISO/IEC 15288 (System Life Cycle Processes)
This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC TR 19760:2003.
1 Scope
1.1 Purpose
This Technical Report provides guidance for the application of ISO/IEC 15288 Systems engineering . System life cycle processes (referred to as the International Standard) to systems and projects of various size and type.
This Technical Report can be used as a companion document…