About SC7

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7: Software and systems engineering
is a standardization subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), that develops and facilitates standards within the field of engineering of software products and systems. The international secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 is the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) located in Canada.

Mission:
    ◆ Provide quality standards that cover the entire life-cycle of information systems
    ◆ Provide quality standards that meet user needs in broad markets
    ◆ Manage the set of standards effectively through documented framework
    ◆ Promote the use of standards by providing supporting materials
    ◆ Provide leadership in standardization through:
       a) A continuous technology watch process using Study Groups to explore new areas and markets
       b) The development of a comprehensive set of integrated standards with broad international and professional consensus
       c) Initiating cooperative work with international professional and standards producing organizations
       d) A framework that:
         ▲ Facilitates the integration and sub-contracting of standards developed in other standards producing organizations
         ▲ Facilitates cooperative development of joint standards with other international standards producing organizations
         ▲ Minimizes the inconsistencies between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 standards, including those developed by other standards producing organizations

About WG6

JTC1/SC7/WG6: Software Product and System Quality

Scope: Development of Standards and Technical Reports for Systems and Software Product Quality Requirements, Measurement and Evaluation

Organizational Structure:

Documents	WG
SQuaRE Series (ISO/IEC 25000-25099)	WG6
ISO/IEC TR 12182	WG6
Functional Size Measures	WG6/FSM SG
CIF for Usability Reports (ISO/IEC 25060-25069)	WG28 (Joint between JTC1/SC7 and ISO/TC159/SC4)

SQuaRe Architecture and Sub-projects: