IEEE Systems and Software Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC)

Executive Committee

Minutes of Meeting # 107

16 March 2004

Teleconference

 

Paul Croll, Chair

Susan K. Land, Secretary

Joe Jarzombek

Simon Moldavsky

Ted Byrne

Mary Beth

John Walz

Bob Shillato

Jack Cole

Debbie Sparkman

Jim Moore

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of the teleconference is to do the following:

 

1.        Address S2ESC management issues

2.        Review progress of ongoing projects

2.        Review action items

 

Agenda Items

 

Agenda attached.

 

Elections [Land]

 

Carl Singer and John Walz have been suggested as additional nominees for the MB

 

IEEE SA liasion [A. Ortiz]

 

No report.

 

Status Reports

 

Management Board [Schultz]

 

No report. Standards matrix attached.

 


Quality Management Interfaces [Walz/Duncan]

 

S. Duncan and J. Walz have started dialogue on an outline for “Software Quality Standards for Quality Management System.” John will be attending the US TAG to TC176 in San Francisco, CA next week, looking for interest and contacts.

 

Took an action item to draft the Software Quality Study Group “task plan” containing anticipated product(s), timeframe, and additional resources from SESC membership / board – due May 2004 SESC meeting.

 

High Integrity Systems [Sparkman]

 

Jack Cole is the chair of IEEE Information Assurance Standards Committee (IASC) committee. The scope is not equivalent to security, rather guarantees timely delivery of quality information.  This committee is relatively new, addressing information security system control with certification, security and storage for encrypted storage media, also for printers.

 

Jack was invited to telecon to assure that appropriate collaboration between the High Integrity Systems study group and the IA committee.  D. Sparkman is planning a kick-off email to committee members in order to define objectives and schedule.  Members on the roster include: Alan Nikora, Jim Moore, Paul Croll, Joe Jarzombek, Dennis Lawrence, and Jack Cole.

 

Several IEEE S2ESC standards exist on reliability and risk.  Have looked at high integrity systems as an IEEE S2ESC area of focus within the standards collection. 

 

Procedure/Policy Status [Schultz/Duncan]

 

Procedure 22 has been recirculated for ballot.  No policy update.

 

SESC Web Page [Henley]

 

No report.

 

15288 adoption/12207 harmonization/12207.x revision [Moore]

 

Need to define current strategy for 12207 regarding what is happening with 15288 and 12207 harmonization.  Coordination with NDIA is an issue with 15288, working with IEEE SA staff to determine a reasonable solution that will satisfactorily address coordination issues. 

 

J. Moore suggested that S2ESC form a committee to look at harmonization alternatives that will formulate an opinion to present through category A liaison with SC7.  This ad-hoc harmonization committee should be composed of any stakeholder expressing an interest in participating.  Those on the MB or ExeCom who would like to participate should contact Jim Moore.  Looking to draft an opinion by the middle of April.

 

SE Portal [Lohr]

 

No report.

 

Ukranian Software Engineering Training Center [Moldavsky]

 

Symon Moldavsky is one of the directors of the Ukranian software engineering training center.  Center wants to use standards in support of laboratory-based usability testing. P. Croll to arrange a teleconference with Judy Gorman (IEEE SA) to grant permission to use SE Standards Collection at training center free of charge.  There have been previous issues regarding standards licensing issues.

 

Events

 

Software Safety Summit, April 1-2, Dam Neck, VA.

High Confidence Software Systems Group Forum, 13th April, Fort Meade, Maryland.

SSTC, 19th-22nd April, Salt Lake City, UT.

National Software Summit, Washington, DC, 11-12 May

SecurEBiz Summit, June.

Open Group, July 20-22.

Practical Software and Systems Users Group, July.

 

Complete details for the conferences listed above will be provided on the S2ESC web site.

 

Action Item Review [Croll/Land]

 

Review the action item list and email updates to Kathy Land prior to the next teleconference.

 

Fall Meeting Planning [Croll]

 

Targeting Week of August 9-13, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Sheraton Yankee Clipper.

 

Next teleconference: Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 12:30 PM EST