What is ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 – Lifecycle information items about ?

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 specifies the purpose and content of all identified systems and software life‐cycle and service management information items (documentation). The information item contents are defined according to generic document types, as presented in Clause 7, and the specific purpose of the document, as presented in Clause 10.

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 is not a management system standard and does not establish a service management system, quality management system, or asset management system. The scope of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 does not include the following:

The format or content of recommended input data or input information items, except for the content of those input items that are also output information items
Instructions on combining or subdividing information items and information item contents of a similar nature
Guidance on selecting an appropriate presentation format, delivery media and maintenance technology for systems or software life‐cycle data, records, information items or documentation, such as electronic publishing systems, content management systems or data repositories

Note: ISO/IEC/IEEE 26531 provides requirements for content management and component content management systems. ISO/IEC 26514 provides guidance on formats for user documentation (information for users).

Who is ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 – Lifecycle information items for ?

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 on Information technology is relevant to:

Software Engineers
Software developers
Any entity responsible for testing software
Organizations providing system and software support

Why should you use ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 – Lifecycle information items ?

A Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the process the software industry uses to design, develop, and test high-quality software

The purpose of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 is to provide requirements for identifying and planning the specific information items (information products) to be developed and revised during systems and software life cycles and service processes.

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 specifies the purpose and content of all identified systems and software life‐cycle information items, as well as information items for information technology service management.

Overall, ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 describes the content of life cycle information items, so that products can be developed efficiently and with no bugs.

What’s changed since the last update ?

BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2019 supersedes BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2017, which is withdrawn and includes:

Made changes to reflect ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2017, which replaces ISO/IEC 12207:2008
Removed references to ISO/IEC 20000‐1:2011 and ISO/IEC 20000‐2:2012, which are no longer within the scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 and have been superseded

BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2019

Systems and software engineering. Content of life-cycle information items (documentation)

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jul 2019