ISO/IEC has prepared a set of standards for very small entities (VSE). This set is intended for small companies, departments and projects with typically less than 25 people. The 29110 standard describes various process models for systems and software development in different stages of an entity, which makes it applicable to many companies. A recent
application of the model is for highly iterative software development. The processes can be assessed to verify improvements and some countries also certify companies using the standard.
This international model is already very popular in especially South America. Other advanced countries include Canada, Thailand, Japan, Belgium, Czech Republic and Ireland. We believe that the model could be useful to many development teams also in Finland. The standard is partly freely available and there is a lot of supporting material for its
use.
To promote 29110, FiSMA plans to give a two day introduction course in the beginning of 2015. The participants will get insight to the standard and guidance for its deployment.
Further information: timo.varkoi@fisma.fi
