The SWEBOK initiative and software measurement intentions
Alain Abran, Pierre Bourque, Robert Dupuis · 2002
Articulating a body of knowledge is an essential step toward developing a profession because it represents a broad consensus regarding the contents of the discipline. The IEEE Computer Society, with the support of a consortium of industrial sponsors, has recently published the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Throughout this Guide, measurement is pervasive as a fundamental engineering tool. In addition, ISO is at present in the process of adopting this Guide as an ISO Technical Report. This presentation will provide overviews of the development process that was followed and of the current version of this Guide. In addition, the topic of measurement will be highlighted, both in terms of its presence throughout the ten SWEBOK knowledge areas and of its depth of treatment.