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A Mature Profession of Software Engineering

Technical Report
This 1996 report presents a model that allows the characterization of the maturity of a profession in terms of eight infrastructure components.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-96-TR-004
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571685.v1

Abstract

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.

Cite This Technical Report

Ford, G., & Gibbs, N. (1996, January 1). A Mature Profession of Software Engineering. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004). Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571685.v1.

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author={Ford, Gary and Gibbs, Norman},
title={A Mature Profession of Software Engineering},
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howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
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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: 23-Nov-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 23 Nov. 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