scope:

This part of ISO/IEC 29110 contains the requirements for certification bodies performing conformity 164 assessments, of the requirements contained in ISO/IEC 29110-4-m for VSE profiles, using process 165 assessments and maturity models. This part is based on the existing published ISO/IEC standards and 166 guides, for certification bodies (ISO/IEC 17065), for the process assessment of process quality characteristics 167 and organizational process maturity, performed according to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 33001-33099 168 series of process assessment standards, and ISO/IEC 29169 to support an environment which encourages 169 worldwide recognition of VSE profiles conformity assessment results.