Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) is an international standard ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005[1] specifying a guide to the generally accepted Software Engineering Body of Knowledge.
It has been created through cooperation among several professional bodies and members of the industry and is published by the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE).[2] The standard can be accessed freely from the IEEE Computer Society.[3] In mid-2013, a new updated version SWEBOK V3 will be released.[4] SWEBOK V3 is currently under a public review, with comments for the final three knowledge areas due on June 30, 2013.[5]
SWEBOK Version 3
As of December 2013, the public ballot version of the SWEBOK had the following 15 Knowledge Areas:
- Software requirements
- Software design
- Software construction
- Software testing
- Software maintenance
- Software configuration management
- Software engineering management (Engineering management)
- Software engineering process
- Software engineering models and methods
- Software quality
- Software engineering professional practice Software engineering professionalism
- Software engineering economics
- Computing Foundations
- Mathematical Foundations
- Engineering Foundations
It also recognized, but did not define these related disciplines:
- Computer engineering
- Systems engineering
- Project Management
- Quality management
- General Management
- Computer science
- Mathematics
2004 Edition of the SWEBOK
As of the 2004 edition, the SWEBOK guide defines ten knowledge areas (KAs) within the field of software engineering:
- Software requirements
- Software design
- Software construction
- Software testing
- Software maintenance
- Software configuration management
- Software engineering management (Engineering management)
- Software engineering process
- Software engineering tools and methods
- Software quality
The SWEBOK also defines disciplines related to software engineering:
- Computer engineering
- Computer science
- Management
- Mathematics
- Quality management
- Software ergonomics (Cognitive ergonomics)
- Systems engineering
Similar Efforts
Other similar efforts to define a body of knowledge for software engineering is the "Computing Curriculum Software Engineering (CCSE)", officially named Software Engineering 2004 (SE2004). The curriculum largely overlaps with the 2004 SWEBOK V2 because the SWEBOK has been used as one of its sources; however, it is more directed towards the academia. Whereas the SWEBOK defines the software engineering knowledge that practitioners should have after four years of practice, SE2004 defines the knowledge that an undergraduate software engineering student should possess upon graduation (including knowledge of mathematics, general engineering principles, and other related areas). SWEBOK version 3 aims to address these intersections.
See also
- PMBOK — Project Management Body of Knowledge
- EABOK — Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge
- BABOK — Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
- ABOK — Automation Body of Knowledge
- DMBOK — Data Management Body of Knowledge
References
- ^ "ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005". Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ "Guide to the software engineering body of knowledge : 2004 version," Library of Congress Online Catalog, 2005, http://lccn.loc.gov/2005921729. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "SWEBOK - Overview". Computer.org. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) Home". Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ "Reviewers Sought for Final SWEBOK Guide Knowledge Areas and Standards Appendix". 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
