What is ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 about?  

 ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 provides an explanation of considerations involved in defining a process. ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 gives requirements and recommendations for the description of processes by identifying elements and rules for their formulation. ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 also describes the use of process views.

ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 explains how conformance to a process can be defined when the process is described in accordance with ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774. ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 is applicable when processes are described for various process definitions in any party, organization, or standard relating to systems and software engineering processes.

Note: ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 does not describe how processes are composed or otherwise aggregated into larger frameworks or life cycle models. Nor does the document cover how to assess or evaluate the performance of a process, or the output (products) of a process. 

Who is ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 for? 

 ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 on life cycle management of systems and software engineering is useful for: 

Software project manager
Software engineers
Project managers
Stakeholders of project companies

Why should you use ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774?

 For an organization to function effectively, the organization has to determine and manage numerous interrelated activities and tasks to achieve its goals. Often the output from one process forms the input to other processes.

When processes are explicitly described and performed in a systematic manner, the likelihood of consistent quality in the results is improved. Thus, process descriptions and process models (frameworks of related processes) enable consistent performance and delivery of expected results.

The purpose of ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 is to encourage uniformity in the description of processes. Uniform description of processes facilitates adoption, adaptation, and improvement of standardized processes, as well as process assessment.

 ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 presents requirements for the description of processes in terms of their format, content, and level of prescription. The requirements of ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 can be applied to any process model developed for any purpose.

ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774 is intended for use by all parties that define process models, for example, systems and software engineers, sector or special interest groups, professional standards groups, researchers, and process assessors.

What’s changed since the last update? 

 ISO/IEC/ IEEE 24774:2021 cancels and replaces ISO/IEC TR 24774:2010, which has been technically revised. The main changes compared to ISO/IEC TR 24774:2010 are as follows:

Process definition and examples have been updated to reflect SC 7 latest standards
The former ISO/IEC Technical Report has been jointly revised with IEEE as an International Standard

BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 24774:2021

Systems and software engineering. Life cycle management. Specification for process description

Current

Published:

31 May 2021