Developing International Standards for Very Small Enterprises

In this article software engineering addresses the needs of small organizations, especially those with a low capability level. Industry recognizes that very small enterprises (VSEs) contribute valuable products and services.According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Smal...

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 2008-03, Vol.41 (3), p.98-101
Main Authors: Laporte, C.Y., Alexandre, S., Renault, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Business conditions
Companies
Computer programs
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Cut off
Economics
Employment
Europe
Exact sciences and technology
Industrial economics
International standards
ISO standards
lifecycles
Organizations
Recognition
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Software
Software engineering
software engineering standards
Software standards
Software systems
Standards development
Standards organizations
very small enterprises
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Summary:In this article software engineering addresses the needs of small organizations, especially those with a low capability level. Industry recognizes that very small enterprises (VSEs) contribute valuable products and services.According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Small and Medium Enterprise Outlook, 2002, enterprises with fewer than 10 employees represent 93 percent of all companies in Europe and 56 percent in the US - 66 percent of total employment. The current software engineering standards do not address the needs of these organizations, especially those with a low capability level. Compliance with standards such as those from ISO and the IEEE is difficult if not impossible for them to achieve. Subsequently, VSEs have no or very limited ways to be recognized as enterprises that produce quality software systems in their domain. Therefore, they are often cut off from some economic activities.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2008.86