ISO/IEC 15288
The ISO/IEC 15288 is a systems engineering standard covering processes and lifecycle stages. Initial planning for the ISO/IEC 15288:2002(E) standard started in 1994 when the need for a common systems engineering process framework was recognized. The previously accepted standard MIL STD 499A (1974) was cancelled after a memo from SECDEF prohibited the use of most United States Military Standards without a waiver. The first edition was issued on 1 November 2002. Stuart Arnold was the editor and Harold Lawson was the architect of the standard.[1] In 2004 this standard was adopted as IEEE 15288. ISO/IEC 15288 has been updated 1 February 2008 as well as on 15 May 2015.[2]
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ISO/IEC 15288 is managed by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7, which is the ISO committee responsible for developing ISO standards in the area of Software and Systems Engineering. ISO/IEC 15288 is part of the SC 7 Integrated set of Standards, and other standards in this domain include:
- ISO/IEC TR 15504 which addresses capability
- ISO/IEC 12207 and ISO/IEC 15288 which address lifecycle and
- ISO 9001 & ISO 90003 which address quality
History
- ISO/IEC 15288:2015
- Revises: ISO/IEC 15288:2008 (harmonized with ISO/IEC 12207:2008)
- Revises: ISO/IEC 15288:2002 (first edition)
Processes
The standard defines processes divided into four categories:
- Technical
- Project
- Agreement, and
- Enterprise
Each process is defined by a purpose, outcomes, and activities. ISO 15288 comprises 25 processes which have 123 outcomes derived from 403 activities.[3]
- Clause 6.4.1 - Business or Mission Analysis Process
- Clause 6.4.2 - Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition Process
- Clause 6.4.3 - System Requirements Definition Process
- Clause 6.4.4 - Architectural Definition Process
- Clause 6.4.5 - Design Definition Process
- Clause 6.4.6 - System Analysis Process
- Clause 6.4.7 - Implementation Process
- Clause 6.4.8 - Integration Process
- Clause 6.4.9 - Verification Process
- Clause 6.4.10 - Transition Process
- Clause 6.4.11 - Validation Process
- Clause 6.4.12 - Operation Process
- Clause 6.4.13 - Maintenance Process
- Clause 6.4.14 - Disposal Process
Example life cycle stages described in the document are: concept, development, production, utilisation, support, and retirement. However, these stages are not normative; the standard defines processes, not stages.
See also
References
- 15288-2008 - ISO/IEC/IEEE Systems and Software Engineering — System Life Cycle Processes. 2008. doi:10.1109/IEEESTD.2008.4475828. ISBN 978-0-7381-5665-1.