ISO 90003 - Software Engineering Quality Management Standard
ISO 90003 or TickIT?
Lots of software companies are now choosing to implement ISO 90003 instead of TickIT.
ISO 90003 is ‘Software engineering - Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 to computer software’.
ISOQAR can offer accredited certification to ISO 9001 including the requirements of ISO 90003. Many companies are finding this is an adequate requirement for their customers as an alternative to the relatively expensive TickIT route.
We have recognised a trend for software companies with TickIT choosing the above approach when transferring their certification to us (often on the grounds of saving certification costs).
How to use ISO 90003
The ISO 90003 standard includes all ISO 9001 requirements plus a set of guidelines that explain how the ISO 9001 requirements can be applied to computer software and related services.
ISO 90003 is applicable to organisations that purchase, develop, operate, maintain, or supply computer software or deliver related support services.
ISO 90003 may be applied when the software is:
- a product available for the market sector
- used to support the processes of an organization
- part of a commercial contract with another organization
- related to software services
- embedded in a hardware product
ISO 90003 is not a certification standard. Instead, it is used to develop an ISO 9001 Quality Management System which addresses the extra rigours and challenges faced by the software sector.
Quotation
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Information
The actual standard can be purchased at tsoshop.co.uk.
If you require any other information, please contact us.