CISQ

CISQ Announces Automated Technical Debt Measure Specification V2

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

BOSTON, MA, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality ™ (CISQ™) today announced Version 2 of the Automated Technical Debt Measure Specification .

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  • BOSTON, MA, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality ™ (CISQ™) today announced Version 2 of the Automated Technical Debt Measure Specification .
  • “Technical debt describes how sub-optimal design decisions, architectural flaws, and coding errors accumulate a debt you must repay through corrective maintenance during future releases,” said Dr. Bill Curtis, Executive Director of CISQ.
  • “Technical debt is a predictor of the corrective maintenance effort needed for an application.
  • Our new Automated Technical Debt Measure specification helps organizations predict the future costs of corrective maintenance for both IT and embedded software.”
    Estimates of future corrective maintenance costs provide input to decisions such as budgeting maintenance, allocating developer effort, or replacing an application.

Object Management Group Appoints Dan Isaacs as Chief Strategy Officer

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

BOSTON, MA, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Object Management Group ® (OMG®) announced that Dan Isaacs is now Chief Strategy Officer for OMG.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, MA, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Object Management Group ® (OMG®) announced that Dan Isaacs is now Chief Strategy Officer for OMG.
  • “Dan has done an amazing job over the last two and a half years growing the DTC,” said Bill Hoffman, Chairman, and CEO, OMG.
  • Since 1989, Object Management Group® (OMG®) has created and nurtured a productive community with common technology interests and problems to resolve.
  • Note to editors: Object Management Group and OMG are registered trademarks of the Object Management Group.

CISQ Publishes the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

BOSTON, MA, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality ™ (CISQ™) today published the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report .

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  • BOSTON, MA, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality ™ (CISQ™) today published the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report .
  • The report states that the cost of poor software quality in the US has grown to $2.41 trillion.
  • The 2022 edition of the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US report focuses on three areas: cybercrime losses due to existing software vulnerabilities, software supply chain problems, especially concerning open-source components, and the impact of technical debt on software development.
  • For more information, you can download the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report from the CISQ website.

Software Quality Issues in the U.S. Cost an Estimated $2.41 Trillion in 2022

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today revealed that software quality issues may have held the U.S. economy back to the tune of $2.41 trillion in 2022. This statistic is unearthed in "The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report." The report's findings reflect that as of 2022, the cost of poor software quality in the U.S.—which includes cyber-attacks due to existing vulnerabilities, complex issues involving the software supply chain, and the growing impact of rapidly accumulating technical debt—have led to a build-up of historic software deficiencies.

Key Points: 
  • This statistic is unearthed in " The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report ."
  • Co-sponsored by Synopsys, the report was produced by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) , an organization developing international standards to automate software quality measurement and promoting the development and maintenance of secure, reliable, and trustworthy software.
  • "Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $7 trillion in 2022 ," said report author, Herb Krasner, retired Professor of Software Engineering, University of Texas at Austin,.
  • "With that top of mind, ' The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2022 Report' offers practical advice and specific guidance for software engineers, project teams, and organizational leaders to proactively improve the quality of the software they use and build.

CISQ 10th Annual Cyber Resilience Summit October 20th

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

BOSTON, MA, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced the 10th Annual Cyber Resilience Summit on October 20th, 2022 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.

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  • BOSTON, MA, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced the 10th Annual Cyber Resilience Summit on October 20th, 2022 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.
  • The summit is designed to brief Federal, State, and commercial IT leaders and policymakers on standards and practices for managing the risk, quality, and security of software-intensive systems.
  • Please register for the 10th Annual Cyber Resilience Summit .
  • CISQ sponsors include SEI at Carnegie Mellon University, 7N, CAST, CGI, ISHPI, Northrup Grumman, Software Improvement Group, and Synopsys.

CISQ Automated Source Code Data Protection Specification becomes Object Management Group Standard

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

BOSTON, MA, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced that its Automated Source Code Data Protection Measure (ASCDPM) is now an Object Management Group (OMG)standard.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, MA, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced that its Automated Source Code Data Protection Measure (ASCDPM) is now an Object Management Group (OMG)standard.
  • The Consortium for Information and Software Quality (CISQ) is an industry leadership group that develops international standards for automating the measurement of software size and structural quality from the source code.
  • Object Management Group (OMG) and Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University co-founded CISQ.
  • For more information, visit https://www.it-cisq.org/
    Note to editors: CISQ is an Object Management Group program.

How to Ensure the Success of a Software Development Project, According to Experts [DesignRush QuickSights]

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

MIAMI, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ), the total cost of unsuccessful development projects among US firms increased from $177.5 billion in 2018 to $260 billion in 2020, a 46% increase in just two years.

Key Points: 
  • DesignRush reached out to experts to identify ways to ensure the success of a software development project.
  • DesignRush , a B2B marketplace connecting businesses with agencies, leveraged its 13,000-agencies-strong network for quick insights or "QuickSights" on how to ensure the success of a software development project.
  • Ace Infoway CTO Nirav Oza claims that development teams should have a clear and shared vision as this will ensure they put their focus on the right tasks.
  • Brands can explore the top software development companies by location, size, average hourly rate and portfolio on DesignRush.

CISQ Automated Source Code Quality Measures now ISO Standard

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Boston, MA, April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced that the Automated Source Code Quality Measures are now an International Standards Organization (ISO) standard - ISO/IEC 5055 :2021.

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  • Boston, MA, April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) today announced that the Automated Source Code Quality Measures are now an International Standards Organization (ISO) standard - ISO/IEC 5055 :2021.
  • The standard measures the structural quality of software based on detecting and counting weaknesses in security, reliability, performance efficiency, and maintainability.
  • "The Automated Source Code Quality Measures identify critical issues that software developers should eliminate to ensure trustworthy systems," said Dr. Bill Curtis, Executive Director of CISQ.
  • Be sure to register for the Automated Source Code Quality Measures webinar on April 22, 2021 here for 6:30am - 7:30am EDT or here for 12:00pm 1:00pm EDT.

CISQ Publishes the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S.: A 2020 Report

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

BOSTON, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ), an IT industry leadership group that develops standards for automating software quality measurement, today announced The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S.: A 2020 Report .

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  • BOSTON, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ), an IT industry leadership group that develops standards for automating software quality measurement, today announced The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S.: A 2020 Report .
  • This report, which updates our 2018 report, aggregates publicly available source material to estimate the impact of poor software quality on the United States economy.
  • The report states that the cost of poor software quality in the U.S. was approximately $2.08 trillion in 2020, which includes the following:
    The total cost of poor software quality compared to the total U.S. IT/software wage base of $1.4 trillion underscores the magnitude of the negative economic impact of poor software quality.
  • Research for The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S.: A 2020 Report was sponsored by Synopsys , OverOps , and Undo .

Synopsys-Sponsored CISQ Research Estimates Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US $2.08 Trillion in 2020

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Co-sponsored by Synopsys, the report was produced by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) , an organization which develops international standards to automate software quality measurement and promotes the development and sustainment of secure, reliable, and trustworthy software.

Key Points: 
  • Co-sponsored by Synopsys, the report was produced by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) , an organization which develops international standards to automate software quality measurement and promotes the development and sustainment of secure, reliable, and trustworthy software.
  • The report's findings reflect that the cost of poor software quality (CPSQ) in the US in 2020 was approximately $2.08 trillion.
  • This includes poor software quality resulting from software failures, unsuccessful development projects, legacy system problems, technical debt and cybercrime enabled by exploitable weaknesses and vulnerabilities in software.
  • Key findings from the report include:
    Operational software failure is the leading driver of the total cost of poor software quality (CPSQ), estimated at $1.56 trillion.