IEEE Systems and Software Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC)

Executive Committee

Minutes of Meeting # 108

4 April 2004

Teleconference

 

Paul Croll, Chair

Susan K. Land, Secretary

Joe Jarzombek

Jim Moore

Dennis Lawrence

Jim Moore

Scott Duncan

Symon Moldavsky

Bob Shillato

 

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]

 

Sample ballot sent out to nomination committee

 

IEEE SA liasion [A. Ortiz]

Ballot status/issues

 

Scott Duncan stated that Jim Moore sent some comments to John Scott to fold into 828.

 

10-15 participants in the agile methods working group, Herb Krazner, Mary Popendyke, and Don Schaffer are included as participants.  J. Moore suggested that S. Duncan contact Phillipe Kruchten so that he may also participate.  Focus should remain on acquisition and the responsibility of acquirers as they contract for this type of development support.  S. Duncan wants to broker agreement from the agile community that will be reflected in the recommended practice on what they would be willing to do to support the acquisition community.

 

1517 - part of the response to negative balloters during the reaffirmation was that these would be addressed during further maintenance; J. Moore will review negatives and recommend an approach.

 

1058 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 is about to revise their standard on software project management. That standard quotes requirements from the 12207 standard and supplements it with guidance that is closely aligned with the PMBOK. We are proposing that SESC should "contribute" the old 1058 to the project. The material regarding the content of the plan would be harmonized with the other standards and incorporated into an annex of the SC7 standard. This would be done in a fashion that is coordinated with SESC so that both organizations would end up adopting a single standard ISO/IEC/IEEE 16326 that would incorporate the best of both existing standards. That would obviate the need to update 1058.

 

Ballot group classifications [Moore/Croll]

 

In order to improve classification of balloters, S2ESC has requested the following role-based categories be substituted for those now in use:

 

Academic Education

Professional and Industrial Training

Student

Research

Consulting

Policy and Regulation

Enterprise Management

Project Management

SW or Systems Technical Management

SW or Systems Development

SW or Systems Maintenance

SW or Systems Acquisition

SW or Systems Testing

SW or Systems Integration

SW or Systems Tool Supply

Quality Management

Process Management

Other (please explain)

 


Status Reports

 

Management Board [Schultz]

 

No report. Status report attached.

 

Balloting group for 1220 is being formed; need to make sure that individuals from the software community sign up for ballot to ensure ballot is balanced with systems and software representatives.

 

Ukrainian Software Engineering Training Center [Moldavsky]

 

Using IEEE Software Engineering standards in support of real production environment.  Symon will provide monthly status reports and quarterly written status reports to S2ESC.

 

Quality Management Interfaces [Walz/Duncan]

 

TC 176 is taking a look at IEEE 730, S. Duncan has been asked to coordinate this evaluation.

 

High Integrity Systems [Sparkman]

 

No report.  Kickoff teleconference requested for the week of April 12th.

 

Procedure/Policy Status [Schultz/Duncan]

 

S. Duncan is working a review of all the documents and is planning to release them in batches after his review.

 

SESC Web Page [Henley]

 

No report.

 

SC7 Liaison status [Moore]

 

Efforts ongoing, J. Moore had to leave for another telecon.

 

SC7 12207/15288 Harmonization Study Report - S2ESC Response [Croll]

 

P. Croll and J. Moore will formulate a response.

 

SE Portal [Lohr]

 

No report.

 


Action Item Review [Croll/Land]

 

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

 

Summer Meeting Planning [Croll]

 

Targeting Week of August 9-13, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Sheraton Yankee Clipper.  Rates will be around $79 per night with a small associated meeting fee ($75).  There was some discussion about bringing in all the current WG chairs, the group agreed that this was a good idea.  Paul will formalize this with an invitation to all ExCom members and WG chairs.

 

Next teleconference: Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 12:30 PM EDT