IEEE P24748-5 DRAFT

Description / Abstract: This International Standard provides a common framework for planning and controlling the technical processes and activities to produce and sustain software products. The complete life cycle is covered by this International Standard, from idea conception to the retirement of a software product. The framework described by this International Standard provides for best practices in communication and cooperation among parties that plan for, develop, utilize, and manage modern software.

This International Standard:

specifies the required information items to be produced through the implementation of the required planning and control processes,

specifies the required content of the required information items, gives guidelines for the

format and content of the required and related information items, and details the processes

necessary to develop and implement a software plan.

This International Standard is intended to provide guidance for parties involved in the planning of software engineering at all stages of the software life cycle. It is intended to provide a common framework for two-party and multi-party collaborations and may be applied where the parties are from the same organization. This International Standard may also be used by a single party.

This International Standard is applicable to:

those who use ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 on projects dealing with software products and services related to those products,

those who are responsible for the technical management of the development of software systems,

organizations and individuals performing software development activities, and organizations and

individuals developing information items during the development of software.

Conformance

General

This International Standard may be used as a conformance or a guidance document for projects and organizations claiming conformance to ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2016.

To claim conformance to this International Standard, having tailored the selected software life cycle processes, the users of this International Standard shall prepare the information items identified in this International Standard applicable to the selected and tailored ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2016 processes.

The generic and specific record and information item contents in Clauses 8 and 9 of this International Standard may be tailored to satisfy requirements of an organization, its projects, or agreements based on the tailored conformance to ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2016. In tailoring, information item titles and contents provided in this International Standard may be modified (added to, combined or retitled). The contents of the information items shall correspond to the selected and tailored processes.