A growing number of software developers use standards as a basis for t
heir quality systems. Some of them go one step further and have their
quality systems certified. In this paper, two well-known quality stand
ards, ISO 9000 and the CMM, are compared. It is concluded that both st
andards are useful but there is a growing need for more specific stand
ards. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.