| American Society for Quality |
| Describes the products and services of the Society to promote quality improvement and methods. |
| http://www.asq.org/ |
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| Baldrige National Quality Program |
| Defines business criteria to assess performance excellence: leadership, strategic planning, information and analysis, human resources, customer and market focus, process management, and business results. |
| http://www.quality.nist.gov/ |
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| IEEE - Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) |
| Provides definitions, topics and reference to articles and publications related to software engineering knowledge areas. |
| http://www.swebok.org |
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| IEEE - Standards on Information Technology, Power and Energy, and Telecommunications industries |
| Prescribes software engineering and other information technology related standards. |
| http://www.ieee.org/ |
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| Information Systems Laboratory - University of Texas - Message Index of Software Process Improvement |
| Describes actions and accomplishments of the Information Systems Laboratory in applying the CMM model. |
| http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/~qubes/SEPG/ |
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| International Electro technical Commission |
| Describes the products and services of the Commission as the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electro technology. |
| http://www.iec.ch/ |
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| ISO On-Line |
| Describes the products and services of the organization to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world. |
| http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage |
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| ISO/IEC International Standard for Software Lifecycle Processes (ISO 12207) |
| Prescribes a framework for software life-cycle processes from concept through retirement. It prescribes primary processes for the acquisition, supply, development, operation and maintenance of software, and also, specifies corporate and organizational lifecycle processes. |
| http://www.iso.ch/ |
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| National Quality Institute |
| Describes the products and services of the Institute to assist organizations in Canada to apply of quality principles and practices. |
| http://www.nqi.ca/english/ |
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| New South Wales Government's (NSW) Office of Information Technology |
| Provides access to NSW-OIT news, strategies and IM/IT policies, standards, and guidelines. |
| http://www.oit.nsw.gov.au/ |
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| Office of Government Commerce (OCG) - UK - PRINCETM methodology |
| Prescribes a project management method covering the organisation, management and control of projects. |
| http://www.ogc.gov.uk/ogc/ogchelp.nsf/pages/redirect.html |
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| Ontario Quality Services Model |
| Describes a model to establish, examine, and improve the management and operational practices used throughout the Ontario Public Service. It also serves as a basis for an organizational measurement tool - to track progress over time - and facilitates comparisons with other organizations. |
| http://www.ontariodelivers.gov.on.ca/english/qs_cornerstones/default.htm |
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| PMI - Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) |
| Prescribes generally accepted processes to manage projects through their life cycle. |
| http://www.pmi.org/ |
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| QAI - Quality Assurance Institute Canada |
| Describes the products and services activities of the Institute to improving enterprise-wide information quality. |
| http://www.qaicanada.com/ |
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| SEI - The Capability Maturity Model-Integrated SE/SW |
| Prescribes goals and practices for the development of systems and software grouped into project management, support, engineering and process improvement processes. |
| http://www.sei.cmu.edu/ |
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| Software Exchange Service |
| Provides a focal point to promote the sharing of government-owned applications software, documentation, and related information among government institutions. |
| http://publiservice.gc.ca/softwareexchange/index-e.html |
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| Software Exchange Service The Project Management Framework (PMF), version 2.0 - 827 |
| Provides a brief overview of AAFC Project Management Framework - a web enabled toolkit with guidelines and templates to assist in the planning, execution and closure of IM/IT projects. |
| http://publiservice.gc.ca/softwareexchange/827-e.html |
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| SPIN - Software Process Improvement Network |
| Lists regional groups called "SPINs" that meet and share their experiences initiating and sustaining software process improvement programs. |
| http://www.sei.cmu.edu/collaborating/spins/spins.html |
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