ISO/IEC Standard Title Status Description WG[11]
ISO/IEC TR 19759 Software Engineering – Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) Published (2005) Identifies and describes the subset of body of knowledge of software engineering that is generally accepted[12] 20
ISO/IEC 15288 Systems and software engineering – System life cycle processes Published (2008) Establishes a common framework for describing the life cycle of systems created by humans and defines a set of processes and associated terminology[13] 7
ISO/IEC 12207 Systems and software engineering – Software life cycle processes Published (2008) Establishes a common framework for software life cycle processes with well-defined terminology[14] 7
ISO/IEC 20000-1 Information technology – Service management – Part 1: Service management system requirements Published (2011) Specifies requirements for the service provider to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and improve a service management system (SMS)[15] 25
ISO/IEC 15504-1 Information technology – Process assessment – Part 1: Concepts and vocabulary Published (2004) Provides overall information on the concepts of process assessment and its use in the two contexts of process improvement and process capability determination[16] 10
ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 Systems and software engineering – Architecture description Published (2011) Addresses the creation, analysis, and sustainment of architectures of systems through the use of architecture descriptions[17] 42
ISO/IEC TR 29110-1 Software engineering – Lifecycle profiles for Very Small Entities (VSEs) – Part 1: Overview Published (2011) Introduces the characteristics and requirements of a VSE and clarifies the rationale for VSE-specific profiles, documents, standards, and guides[18] 24
ISO/IEC TR 9126-2 Software engineering – Product quality – Part 2: External metrics Published (2003) Provides external metrics for measuring attributes of six external quality characteristics defined in ISO/IEC 9126-1[19]
ISO/IEC 10746-1 Information technology – Open Distributed Processing – Reference model: Overview Published (1998) Provides:[20]
  • An introduction and motivation for ODP
  • An overview of the Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP) and an explanation of its key concepts
  • Gives guidance on the application of RM-ODP
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ISO/IEC 19770-1 Information technology – Software asset management – Part 1: Processes and tiered assessment of conformance Published (2012) Establishes a baseline for an integrated set of processes for Software Assessment Management (SAM), divided into tiers to allow for incremental implementation, assessment, and recognition[21] 21
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511 Systems and software engineering — Requirements for managers of user documentation Published (2011) Specifies procedures for managing user documentation throughout the software life cycle.[22] 2
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26512 Systems and software engineering -- Requirements for acquirers and suppliers of user documentation Published (2011) Defines the documentation process from the acquirer's standpoint and the supplier's standpoint.[23] 2
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26513 Systems and software engineering — Requirements for testers and reviewers of user documentation Published (2009) Defines the process in which user documentation products are tested.[24] 2
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26514 Systems and software engineering — Requirements for designers and developers of user documentation Published (2008) Specifies the structure, content, and format for user documentation, and provides informative guidance for user documentation style.[25] 2
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26515 Systems and software engineering — Developing user documentation in an agile environment Published (2011) Specifies the way in which user documentation can be developed in agile development projects.[26] 2