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180 I. Trejos-Zelaya Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK), it now includes 59 member boards. Based on pioneering work by the British Computer Society’s Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) and the German Testing Board, ISTQB has been developingacomprehensivesetofqualificationsassessments related to software testing—both technical andmanagerial—invarious levels [24]: – Foundation level – Foundation level extension (agile, model-based tester, automotive software, mobileapplication,acceptance,performance,usability) – Advanced level (test manager, test analyst, technical test analyst, agile technical tester, security tester, test automationengineer) – Expert level (improvingthe testingprocess, test management) • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Computer Society (IEEE/CS): associate software developer, professional software developer, and professional software engineering master. IEEE/CS offer review courses based on theSWEBOK thathelpcandidatesprepareforcertificationassessments. Two suchcoursescoversoftwarequalityandsoftware testing. • International Software Quality Institute (iSQI): develops its own professional certifications and exams supporting other organisations’ certification pro- grammes. Areas covered include: software testing, management, software architecture, requirements engineering, software development, usability, and agile methods. Standardsforsoftwaredevelopmentstartedtoappearin the1960s.TheIEEEhas been developing the most comprehensive family of civilian Software Engineering Standards since the 1980s. Also relevant are standards promoted by the ISO and the IEC. Some of those standards are particularly relevant to software quality and software testing: • SoftwareQualityAssuranceProcesses (IEEEStd 7304) • System,Software, andHardwareVerificationandValidation(IEEEStd1012) • SoftwareReviewsandAudits (IEEEStd1028) • SoftwareTesting (ISO/IEC/IEEE29119) • Configuration Management in Systems and Software Engineering (IEEE Std 828) • Classification forSoftwareAnomalies (IEEEStd 1044) • System and software quality models (ISO/IEC 25010, preceded by ISO/IEC 9126) • SoftwareRequirementsSpecifications (IEEEStd830) • SoftwareLifeCycle Processes (ISO/IEC/IEEEStd12207) • System LifeCycleProcesses (ISO/IEC/IEEEStd15288)