ISO/IEC 24773-2:2024

Software and systems engineering — Certification of software and systems engineering professionals — Part 2: Guidance regarding description of knowledge, skills, and competencies contained in schemes

This document contains guidance for certification that can be used by certification or qualification bodies regarding the description of knowledge, skill and competence within their particular schemes based on ISO/IEC 24773-1.

Ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes — Certification des professionnels de l'ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes — Partie 2: Recommandations relatives à la description des connaissances, aptitudes et compétences contenues dans les programmes

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-May-2024
• ICS: 35.080 - Software
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 - Software and systems engineering
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7/WG 20 - Software and systems bodies of knowledge and professionalization
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 16-May-2024
• Due Date: 11-Mar-2024
• Completion Date: 16-May-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

International
Standard
ISO/IEC 24773-2
First edition
Software and systems
2024-05
engineering — Certification of
software and systems engineering
professionals —
Part 2:
Guidance regarding description of
knowledge, skills, and competencies
contained in schemes
Ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes — Certification des
professionnels de l'ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes —
Partie 2: Recommandations relatives à la description des
connaissances, aptitudes et compétences contenues dans les
programmes
Reference number
ISO/IEC 24773-2:2024(en) © ISO/IEC 2024

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ISO/IEC 24773-2:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1  Scope . 1
2  Normative references . 1
3  Terms and definitions . 1
4  Major elements of certification and qualification scheme . 1
5  Recommendations — Body of knowledge (BOK) . 3
5.1 General .3
5.2 Scope and depth of a BOK .3
5.3 Construction or assembly of BOK: content hierarchy and guides to BOK .4
5.4 Professional orientation and style .5
5.5 Separation of topics and orthogonality .6
5.6 Treatment of knowledge and references to other disciplines and other basic knowledge
domains . .6
5.7 Objectivity and verifiability.6
5.8 Presentation of practical knowledge versus pure theory .7
5.9 Bibliography and referenced source materials .7
5.10 Validation of BOK .7
5.11 Maintenance of BOK .
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International
Standard
ISO/IEC
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24773-2
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7
Software and systems
Secretariat: BIS
engineering — Certification of
Voting begins on:
software and systems engineering
2024-02-23
professionals —
Voting terminates on:
2024-04-19
Part 2:
Guidance regarding description of
knowledge, skills, and competencies
contained in schemes
Ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes — Certification des
professionnels de l'ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes —
Partie 2: Recommandations relatives à la description des
connaissances, aptitudes et compétences contenues dans les
programmes
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FINAL DRAFT
ISO/IEC FDIS 24773-2:2024(en)
International
Standard
ISO/IEC
FDIS
24773-2
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7
Software and systems
Secretariat: BIS
engineering — Certification of
Voting begins on:
software and systems engineering
professionals —
Voting terminates on:
Part 2:
Guidance regarding description of
knowledge, skills, and competencies
contained in schemes
Ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes — Certification des
professionnels de l'ingénierie du logiciel et des systèmes —
Partie 2: Recommandations relatives à la description des
connaissances, aptitudes et compétences contenues dans les
programmes
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TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR POTENTIAL
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TO BECOME STAN DARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE
MADE IN NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
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Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Published in Switzerland Reference number
ISO/IEC FDIS 24773­2:2024(en) © ISO/IEC 2024

© ISO/IEC 2024 – All rights reserved
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ISO/IEC FDIS 24773-2:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1  Scope . 1
2  Normative references . 1
3  Terms and definitions . 1
4  Major elements of certification and qualification scheme . 1
5  Recommendations — Body of knowledge (BOK) . 3
5.1 General .3
5.2 Scope and depth of a BOK .
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Date: 2023-11-14
ISO/IEC FDIS 24773-2:2023(E)
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7/WG 20
Secretariat: BIS
Date: 2024-02-08
Software and systems engineering – — Certification of software and
systems engineering professionals – —
Part 2:
Guidance regarding description of knowledge, skills, and
competencies contained in schemes

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ISO/IEC FDIS 24773-2:2023(E2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .vi i
Introduction . viii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Major elements of certification and qualification scheme . 1
5 Recommendations — Body of knowledge (BOK) . 4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Scope and depth of a BOK . 4
5.3 Construction or assembly of BOK: content hierarchy and guides to BOK . 5
5.4 Professional orientation and style . 6
5.5 Separation of topics and orthogonality. 7
5.6 Treatment of knowledge and references to other disciplines and other basic knowledge domains . 7
5.7 Objectivity and verifiability .
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