CISQ provides a forum for the IT industry to come to terms on a consistent system to measure the characteristics of software delivered to business. Specific objectives include:

1. Advise, educate and be the voice for business and government leaders on the mission critical importance of IT application quality.
   
2. Develop a consistent quality measurement system that can be used by IT and business leaders to measure and report on the software quality of multi-tier business applications.
3. Define methods and processes for using this quality measurement system in negotiating and managing the acquisition, development or maintenance of IT application software.
4. Develop and promote professional licensing for those providing services to assess the quality of IT application software.
5. Establish an online IT industry forum for addressing IT application quality issues.