Software Engineering Body of Knowledge

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Software development

Core activities

* Processes
* Requirements
* Design
* Engineering
* Construction
* Testing
* Debugging
* Deployment
* Maintenance

Paradigms and models

* Agile
* Cleanroom
* Incremental
* Prototyping
* Spiral
* V model
* Waterfall

Methodologies and frameworks

* ASD
* DevOps
* DAD
* DSDM
* FDD
* IID
* Kanban
* Lean SD
* LeSS
* MDD
* MSF
* PSP
* RAD
* RUP
* SAFe
* Scrum
* SEMAT
* TSP
* UP
* XP

Supporting disciplines

* Configuration management
* Documentation
* Software quality assurance (SQA)
* Project management
* User experience

Practices

* ATDD
* BDD
* CCO
* CI
* CD
* DDD
* PP
* SBE
* Stand-up
* TDD

Tools

* Compiler
* Debugger
* Profiler
* GUI designer
* Modeling
* IDE
* Build automation
* Release automation
* Infrastructure as code
* Testing

Standards and Bodies of Knowledge

* BABOK
* CMMI
* IEEE standards
* ISO 9001
* ISO/IEC standards
* PMBOK
* SWEBOK
* ITIL

Glossaries

* Artificial intelligence
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* Electrical and electronics engineering

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The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK (/ˈswiːˌbɒk/ SWEE-bok)) refers to the collective knowledge, skills, techniques, methodologies, best practices, and experiences accumulated within the field of software engineering over time. A baseline for this body of knowledge is presented in the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge,[1] also known as the SWEBOK Guide, an ISO/IEC standard originally recognized as ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005[2] and later revised by ISO/IEC TR 19759:2015.[3] The SWEBOK Guide serves as a compendium and guide to the body of knowledge that has been developing and evolving over the past decades.

The SWEBOK Guide has been created through cooperation among several professional bodies and members of industry and is published by the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE),[4] from which it can be accessed for free.

In late 2013, SWEBOK V3 was approved for publication and released.[5]

In 2016, the IEEE Computer Society began the SWEBOK Evolution effort to develop future iterations of the body of knowledge.[6] The SWEBOK Evolution project resulted in the publication of SWEBOK Guide version 4 in October 2024.[7]

## Contents

* 1 SWEBOK Version 4
* 2 SWEBOK Version 3
* 3 2004 edition of the SWEBOK
* 4 Similar efforts
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## SWEBOK Version 4

The published version of SWEBOK V4 (Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge) has the following 18 knowledge areas (KAs) within the field of software engineering:

1. Software requirements
2. Software architecture
3. Software design
4. Software construction
5. Software testing
6. Software engineering operations
7. Software maintenance
8. Software configuration management
9. Software engineering management
10. Software engineering process
11. Software engineering models and methods
12. Software quality
13. Software security
14. Software engineering professional practice
15. Software engineering economics
16. Computing foundations
17. Mathematical foundations
18. Engineering foundations

It also recognized, but did not define, these related disciplines:

* Business analysis
* Computer engineering
* Computer science
* Cybersecurity
* Data science
* General management
* Information systems and information technology
* Mathematics
* Project management
* Quality management
* Systems engineering

## SWEBOK Version 3

The published version of SWEBOK V3 has the following 15 knowledge areas (KAs) within the field of software engineering:

* Software requirements
* Software design
* Software construction
* Software testing
* Software maintenance
* Software configuration management
* Software engineering management
* Software engineering process
* Software engineering models and methods
* Software quality
* Software engineering professional practice
* Software engineering economics
* Computing foundations
* Mathematical foundations
* Engineering foundations

It also recognized, but did not define, these related disciplines:

* Computer engineering
* Systems engineering
* Project management
* Quality management
* General management
* Computer science
* Mathematics

## 2004 edition of the SWEBOK

The 2004 edition of the SWEBOK Guide, known as SWEBOK 2004, defined ten knowledge areas (KAs) within the field of software engineering:

* Software requirements
* Software design
* Software construction
* Software testing
* Software maintenance
* Software configuration management
* Software engineering management (engineering management)
* Software engineering process
* Software engineering tools and methods
* Software quality

The following disciplines are also defined as being related to software engineering:

* Computer engineering
* Computer science
* Management
* Mathematics
* Project management
* Quality management
* Software ergonomics (cognitive ergonomics)
* Systems engineering

## Similar efforts

A similar effort to define a body of knowledge for software engineering is the "Computing Curriculum Software Engineering (CCSE)," officially named Software Engineering 2004 (SE2004). The curriculum largely overlaps with SWEBOK 2004 since the latter has been used as one of its sources, although it is more directed towards academia. Whereas the SWEBOK Guide defines the software engineering knowledge that practitioners should have after four years of practice, SE2004 defines the knowledge that an undergraduate software engineering student should possess upon graduation (including knowledge of mathematics, general engineering principles, and other related areas). SWEBOK V3 aims to address these intersections.

## See also

* Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
* Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK)
* Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBOK)
* Automation Body of Knowledge (ABOK)
* Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK)
* ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7

## References

1. ↑ "IEEE Computer Society SWEBOK Certificate Program (SCP) benefits for students". 3 November 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bvT9KtFQCk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. ↑ "ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005". http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=33897.
3. ↑ "ISO/IEC TR 19759:2015". https://www.iso.org/standard/67604.html.
4. ↑ "Guide to the software engineering body of knowledge : 2004 version," Library of Congress Online Catalog, 2005, http://lccn.loc.gov/2005921729. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
5. ↑ "SWEBOK Guide V3.0". 21 May 2018. https://www.computer.org/education/bodies-of-knowledge/software-engineering/v3.
6. ↑ "SWEBoK Evolution". 12 April 2018. https://www.computer.org/volunteering/boards-and-committees/professional-educational-activities/software-engineering-committee/swebok-evolution.
7. ↑ "Software Engineering Body of Knowledge". 9 October 2024. https://www.computer.org/education/bodies-of-knowledge/software-engineering.

## External links

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Software engineering

Fields|

* Computer programming
* Requirements engineering
* Software deployment
* Software design
* Software maintenance
* Software testing
* Systems analysis
* Formal methods

Concepts|

* Data modeling
* Enterprise architecture
* Functional specification
* Modeling language
* Orthogonality
* Programming paradigm
* Software
* Software archaeology
* Software architecture
* Software configuration management
* Software development methodology
* Software development process
* Software quality
* Software quality assurance
* Software verification and validation
* Structured analysis

Orientations|

* Agile
* Aspect-oriented
* Object orientation
* Ontology
* Service orientation
* SDLC

Models|

| Developmental|

* Agile
* EUP
* Executable UML
* Incremental model
* Iterative model
* Prototype model
* RAD
* UP
* Scrum
* Spiral model
* V-Model
* Waterfall model
* XP

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Other|

* SPICE
* CMMI
* Data model
* ER model
* Function model
* Information model
* Metamodeling
* Object model
* Systems model
* View model

Languages|

* IDEF
* UML
* USL
* SysML

Software
engineers

* Victor Basili
* Kent Beck
* Grady Booch
* Fred Brooks
* Barry Boehm
* Peter Chen
* Danese Cooper
* Ward Cunningham
* Tom DeMarco
* Edsger W. Dijkstra
* Delores M. Etter
* Martin Fowler
* Adele Goldstine
* Margaret Hamilton
* C. A. R. Hoare
* Lois Haibt
* Mary Jean Harrold
* Grace Hopper
* Watts Humphrey
* Michael A. Jackson
* Ivar Jacobson
* Alan Kay
* Nancy Leveson
* Stephen J. Mellor
* Bertrand Meyer
* David Parnas
* Trygve Reenskaug
* Winston W. Royce
* James Rumbaugh
* Mary Shaw
* Peri Tarr
* Elaine Weyuker
* Niklaus Wirth
* Edward Yourdon

Related fields|

* Computer science
* Computer engineering
* Project management
* Risk management
* Systems engineering

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