The iSAQB® and the IREB® agree on closer cooperation

Frankfurt am Main, February 9, 2023: The International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB®) and the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB®) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for deeper strategic collaboration. Both organizations have agreed to promote and further develop the IT disciplines of software architecture and requirements engineering together as complementary approaches in the future.

As part of this collaboration, iSAQB® and IREB® have defined the following priorities:
• The promotion of the content quality of training and certification at the interface of software architecture and requirements engineering.
• The development and international recognition of disciplines and professions in software architecture and requirements engineering.
• The mutual promotion, recognition, and cooperation between the members of both boards.

Companies and organizations around the world are facing major challenges as a result of rapidly advancing digitization and a simultaneous shortage of skilled workers. Existing business models are increasingly being questioned or completely realigned. The demand for qualified software architects and requirements engineers is growing steadily in this rapidly changing environment. iSAQB® and IREB® offer internationally recognized education and training courses as well as certifications to meet the increasing demand for qualifications.

"It is important to seize the opportunities of digital transformation and to help shape it sustainably. Professional requirements engineering and sustainable requirements engineering-oriented software architecture play an essential role in this process," says Mahbouba Gharbi, Chairwoman of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board.

Persons in the picture, from left to right:
• Stan Bühne, Managing Director of IREB GmbH
• Dr. Kim Lauenroth, Chairman of the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) e. V.
• Mahbouba Gharbi, Chairwoman of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board e. V.
• Mirko Hillert, Managing Director of iSAQB GmbH

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About iSAQB®:
The iSAQB® is an international association comprised of leading software architecture experts and companies from throughout the industry and science, with the aim to set global knowledge standards in software architecture for consulting, training, academia, and organizations alike. As a non-profit organization, the iSAQB® proudly provides the tools that enable valuable training and valid certifications to software architects on a global scale. As the holder of the international certification system Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA®), the iSAQB® follows the DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024 standard and therefore does not conduct any training courses or examinations itself. The iSAQB® primarily establishes training and examination regulations, accredits training organizations as well as independent certification bodies, and defines necessary processes. These processes are in place to ensure that all CPSA® certifications are always performed neutrally and independently. Over 28,000 professionals worldwide have now completed at least one of the two CPSA levels - the Foundation Level or the Advanced Level. More information at www.isaqb.org.

About IREB®:
The International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB®) has joined forces with the vision to create an international and professional basis for RE to give this discipline the importance and the orientation that corresponds to its added value for the industry. IREB® is the developer and the holder of the CPRE® (Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering) certification scheme. The board was founded in 2006 by leading RE representatives from science, research, industry, and consulting, and today it is a worldwide renowned body of experts for the individual certification of professionals in requirements engineering. In their effort to establish the CPRE® certification scheme internationally, IREB® is highly successful. Today, over 90,000 exams have been performed under the CPRE® certification scheme, and almost 67,000 professionals have obtained the CPRE® Foundation Level certificate in over 90 countries. For more information about IREB®, their activities, and the certification scheme, see www.ireb.org.