The TickITplus scheme: 2009
TickIT was developed in the early 1990s with the specific aim of improving software development by introducing processes that ensure proper quality controls are undertaken. TickIT is accredited both by UKAS in the UK and SWEDAC in Sweden, BSI undertakes certification audits. The scheme was designed to cover software development and integrates with other areas of IT such as service management and security. With thousands of organisations worldwide using TickIT, it’s value in helping organisations deliver quality is without doubt.
TickITplus is a certification scheme that covers more than software development. BSI will soon be certificating organisations to this new version of the standard.
The basic concept behind TickITplus is flexibility: flexibility to select the level of capability assessment needed, flexibility to cover the necessary scope and flexibility to operate either within or outside the certification environment.
Five levels of certified assessment are available:
- Foundation – this is the normal entry level and requires a process model to be defined and verified, but there is no direct process assessment
- Bronze – this equates to level 2, (the Managed level in ISO/IEC 15504), and ensures the processes are operated with planned, monitored and adjusted management
- Silver – this equates to level 3, (the Established level), and ensures that processes are capable of achieving their outcomes in terms of definition and deployment
- Gold – this equates to level 4, (the Predictable level), ensuring that processes operate within predicted parameters
- Platinum – this equates to level 5, (the Optimizing level), and ensures that quantified measures and improvements are applied to key processes
For those BSI clients who already use TickIT, extensive arrangements have been put in place to ensure existing TickIT certified organizations can migrate to TickITplus with minimum of disruption, expense and uncertainty. Full details of requirements are available via BSI.
