A Mature Profession of Software Engineering
• Technical Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-96-TR-004DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571685.v1Abstract
A model is presented that allows the characterization of the maturity of a profession in terms of eight infrastructure components: initial professional education, accreditation, skills development, certification, licensing, professional development, a code of ethics, and a professional society. Several mature professions are examined to provide examples of the nature of these components. The current states of the components of software engineering are described, and predictions are made for the evolution of those components as the profession matures.
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Ford, G., & Gibbs, N. (1996, January 1). A Mature Profession of Software Engineering. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004). Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1.
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Ford, Gary, and Norman Gibbs. "A Mature Profession of Software Engineering." (CMU/SEI-96-TR-004). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, January 1, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1.
G. Ford, and N. Gibbs, "A Mature Profession of Software Engineering," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004, 1-Jan-1996 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1. [Accessed: 18-Apr-2024].
Ford, Gary, and Norman Gibbs. "A Mature Profession of Software Engineering." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jan. 1996. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Ford, Gary; & Gibbs, Norman. A Mature Profession of Software Engineering. CMU/SEI-96-TR-004. Software Engineering Institute. 1996. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1