World's leading professional organizations/standards in information technology industries.

This post is about world's leading professional organizations/standards in information technology industries.

1. IEEE
A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

The IEEE name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eye-triple-E).
Source: www.ieee.org/

2. Carnegie Mellon University – CMMI
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) in software engineering and organizational development is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements for effective process improvement. It can be used to guide process improvement across a project, a division, or an entire organization.

CMMI can help integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes. Source: Wikipedia

3. Information Systems Audit and Control Association & and the IT Governance Institute. – COBIT
The Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) is a set of best practices (framework) for information technology (IT) management created by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the IT Governance Institute (ITGI) in 1996.

COBIT provides managers, auditors, and IT users with a set of generally accepted measures, indicators, processes and best practices to assist them in maximizing the benefits derived through the use of information technology and developing appropriate IT governance and control in a company. Source: Wikipedia and www.isaca.org/

4. Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom – ITIL
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) also known as Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) is a set of concepts and policies for managing information technology (IT) infrastructure, development and operations.

ITIL gives a detailed description of a number of important IT practices with comprehensive checklists, tasks and procedures that any IT organization can tailor to its needs. ITIL is published in a series of books, each of which covers an IT management topic. The names ITIL and IT Infrastructure Library are registered trademarks of the United Kingdom's Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
Source: Wikipedia and www.itil-officialsite.com/

5. The Open Group – TOGAF
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a framework for enterprise architecture which provides a comprehensive approach to the design, planning, implementation, and governance of an enterprise information architecture.

The architecture is typically modelled at four levels or domains; Business, Application, Data, Technology. A set of foundation architectures are provided to enable the architecture team to envision the current and future state of the architecture. Source: Wikipedia and http://www.opengroup.org/togaf/

6. Zachman Institute for Framework Advancement – Zachman Framework™ for Enterprise Architecture
The Zachman Framework is a framework for enterprise architecture, which provides a formal and highly structured way of viewing and defining an enterprise. The Framework in practice is used for organizing enterprise architectural “artifacts" in a way that takes into account both:

Whom the artifact targets (for example, business owner and builder), and

What particular issue (for example, data and functionality) is being addressed?

These artifacts may include design documents, specifications, and models. The Framework is in essence a matrix. It is named after its creator John Zachman, who first developed the concept in the 1980s at IBM. It has been updated several times since. Source: Wikipedia and www.zachmaninternational.com/

7. IBM – RUP
IBM Rational Unified Process® (RUP®) is a comprehensive process framework that provides industry-tested practices for software and systems delivery and implementation and for effective project management. It is one of many processes contained within the Rational Process Library, which offers best practices guidance suited to your particular development or project need.

IBM Rational Method Composer allows you to easily customize RUP to meet the unique needs of your project. It enables you to select and deploy only the process components you need, and then publish it through your intranet.
Source: www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rup/