What is ISO/IEC TR 33018– Assessor competency about?
ISO/IEC TR 33018 provides general and specific guidance for the competency of assessors performing assessments by the ISO/IEC 330xx family of standards.
ISO/IEC TR 33018 guides the application of the results of an assessor competency for process assessment.
Who is ISO/IEC TR 33018– Assessor competency for?
ISO/IEC TR 33018 on Information technology is relevant to:
- Software Engineers
- Persons responsible for setting high-level organizational policies
- Persons responsible for directly designing or implementing accessibility activities derived from the policies applied within the organization
- Any entity responsible for process assessment
Why should you use ISO/IEC TR 33018– Assessor competency?
Process assessors know the terminology, practices, and processes common to a client’s business sector sufficient to understand the sector’s expectations.
ISO/IEC TR 33018 focuses on using the results of process assessment to identify process-related risks and to determine the significance associated with the application of the processes for a particular requirement or category of requirements. This can be performed to support risk mitigations or to support decision making in acquisition scenarios.
ISO/IEC TR 33018 provides comprehensive guidance from the inception of assessor competency, identification, determination of target process profile, checking quality characteristics, and analysing and evaluating process-related risks, which helps developers to develop programs efficiently and effectively.