ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-3:2017

TECHNICAL ISO/IEC TR
REPORT 29110-5-1-3
First edition
2017-02
Systems and software engineering —
Lifecycle profiles for Very Small
Entities (VSEs) —
Part 5-1-3:
Software engineering — Management
and engineering guide: Generic profile
group — Intermediate profile
Ingénierie des systèmes et du logiciel — Profils de cycle de vie pour
très petits organismes (TPO) —
Partie 5-1-3: Ingénierie du logiciel — Guide d’ingénierie et de gestion:
Groupe de profils génériques — Profil intermédiaire
Reference number
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-3:2017(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Conventions and abbreviated terms . 3
4.1 Naming, diagramming and definition conventions . 3
4.2 Notation used to document new processes, additions and modifications to the
Basic profile processes . 4
4.3 Abbreviated terms . 5
5 Overview . 5
6 Business Management (BM) process . 6
6.1 BM purpose . 6
6.2 BM objectives . 6
6.3 BM input work products . 7
6.4 BM output work products . 7
6.5 BM internal work products . 7
6.6 BM roles involved . 8
6.7 BM process description . 8
6.7.1 BM diagram . 8
6.7.2 BM activities . 9
6.7.3 BM incorporation to the Organizational Repository .14
7 Project Management (PM) process .15
7.1 PM purpose .15
7.2 PM objectives .15
7.3 PM input work products .15
7.4 PM output work products .16
7.5 PM internal work products .16
7.6 PM roles involved .16
7.7 PM process description .17
7.7.1 PM diagram . .17
7.7.2 PM activities .17
7.7.3 PM incorporation to Project Repository .23
8 Software Implementation (SI) process .23
8.1 SI purpose .23
8.2 SI objectives .24
8.3 SI input work products .24
8.4 SI output work products .24
8.5 SI internal work products .25
8.6 SI roles involved .25
8.7 SI diagram .25
8.7.1 General.25
8.7.2 SI activities .26
8.7.3 SI incorporation to the Project Repository .35
9 Acquisition Management process (AM) .36
9.1 AM purpose .36
9.2 AM objective .36
9.3 AM input work products .36
9.4 AM output work products .36
9.5 AM internal work products .36
9.6 AM roles involved .36
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9.7 AM diagrams .37
9.7.1 General.37
9.7.2 AM activities .37
9.7.3 AM incorporation to the Project Repository .39
10 Roles .39
11 Work product description .41
12 Software tools requirements .58
12.1 General .58
12.2 Business Management process .59
12.3 Project Management process .59
12.4 Software Implementation process .59
12.5 Acquisition Management process (conditional process) .59
Annex A (informative) Software engineering deployment packages .60
Annex B (informative) Mapping between the objectives of ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-3 and ISO/
IEC/IEEE 12207 and ISO 9001 .62
Bibliography .78
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are
members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical
committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the
work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee,
ISO/IEC JTC 1.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for
the different types of document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject
of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the
Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity assessment,
as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: www . i so .org/ iso/ foreword .html.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee
SC 7, Software and systems engineering.
A list of all the parts in the ISO/IEC 29110 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
Very Small Entities (VSEs) around the world are creating valuable products and services. For the
purpose of the ISO/IEC 29110 series, a Very Small Entity (VSE) is an enterprise, an organization, a
department or a project having up to 25 people. Since many VSEs develop and/or maintain system
and software components used in systems, either as independent products or incorporated in larger
systems, recognition of VSEs as suppliers of high quality products is required.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) SME and
Entrepreneurship Outlook report (2005), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute the
dominant form of business organization in all countries world-wide, accounting for over 95 % and
up to 99 % of the business population depending on country. The challenge facing governments
and economies is to provide a business environment that supports the competitiveness of this large
heterogeneous business population and that promotes a vibrant entrepreneurial culture.
From studies and surveys conducted, it is clear that the majority of International Standards do not
address the needs of VSEs. Implementation of and conformance with these standards is difficult, if not
impossible. Consequently, VSEs have no, or very limited, ways to be recognized as entities that produce
quality systems/system elements, including software in their domain. Therefore, VSEs are excluded
from some economic activities.
It has been found that VSEs find it difficult to relate International Standards to their business needs
and to justify the effort required to apply standards to their business practices. Most VSEs can neither
afford the resources, in terms of number of employees, expertise, budget and time, nor do they see a
net benefit in establishing over-complex systems or software life cycle processes. To address some of
these difficulties, a set of guides has been developed based on a set of VSE characteristics. The guides
are based on subsets of appropriate standards processes, activities, tasks, and outcomes, referred to as
profiles. The purpose of a profile is to define a subset of International Standards relevant to the VSEs’
context; for example, processes, activities, tasks, and outcomes of ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 for software;
processes, activities, tasks, and outcomes of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 for systems; information products
(documentation) of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289 for software and systems.
VSEs can achieve recognition through implementing a profile and by being audited against
ISO/IEC 29110 specifications.
The ISO/IEC 29110 series of standards and technical reports can be applied at any phase of system or
software development within a life cycle. This series of standards and technical reports is intended to
be used by VSEs that do not have experience or expertise in adapting/tailoring ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207
or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 standards to the needs of a specific project. VSEs that have expertise in
adapting/tailoring ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 are encouraged to use those standards
instead of ISO/IEC 29110.
The ISO/IEC 29110 series is intended to be used with any lifecycle such as waterfall, iterative,
incremental, evolutionary or agile.
Systems, in the context of the ISO/IEC 29110 series, are typically composed of hardware and software
components.
The ISO/IEC 29110 series, targeted by audience, has been developed to improve system or software
and/or service quality, and process performance. See Table 1.
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Table 1 — ISO/IEC 29110 target audience
ISO/IEC 29110 Title Target audience
ISO/IEC 29110–1 Overview VSEs and their customers, assessors,
standards producers, tool vendors and
methodology vendors.
ISO/IEC 29110–2 Framework for profile prepa- Profile producers, tool vendors and
ration methodology vendors.
Not intended for VSEs.
ISO/IEC 29110–3 Certification and assessment VSEs and their customers, assessors,
guidance accreditation bodies.
ISO/IEC 29110–4 Profile specifications VSEs, customers, standards producers,
tool vendors and methodology vendors.
ISO/IEC TR 29110–5 Management, engineering and VSEs and their customers.
service delivery guides
ISO/IEC 29110–6 Management and engineering VSEs and their customers.
guides not tied to a specific
profile
If a new profile is needed, ISO/IEC 29110-4 and ISO/IEC TR 29110-5 can be developed with minimal
impact to existing documents.
ISO/IEC 29110-1 defines the terms common to the ISO/IEC 29110 series. It introduces processes,
lifecycle and standardization concepts, the taxonomy (catalogue) of ISO/IEC 29110 profiles and
the ISO/IEC 29110 series. It also introduces the characteristics and needs of a VSE, and clarifies the
rationale for specific profiles, documents, standards and guides.
ISO/IEC 29110-2-1 introduces the concepts for systems and software engineering profiles for VSEs.
It establishes the logic behind the definition and application of profiles. For standardized profiles, it
specifies the elements common to all profiles (structure, requirements, conformance, assessment). For
domain-specific profiles (profiles that are not standardized and developed outside of the ISO process),
it provides general guidance adapted from the definition of standardized profiles.
ISO/IEC 29110-3 defines certification schemes, assessment guidelines and compliance requirements
for process capability assessment, conformity assessments, and self-assessments for process
improvements. ISO/IEC 29110-3 also contains information that can be useful to developers of
certification and assessment methods and developers of certification and assessment tools.
ISO/IEC 29110-3 is addressed to people who have direct involvement with the assessment process, e.g.
the auditor, certification and accreditation bodies and the sponsor of the audit, who need guidance on
ensuring that the requirements for performing an audit have been met.
ISO/IEC 29110-4–m provides the specification for all profiles in one profile group that are based on
subsets of appropriate standards elements.
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5–m provides management, engineering and service delivery guides for the profiles
in a profile group.
The future ISO/IEC TR 29110-6-x provides management and engineering guides not tied to a specific
profile.
This document provides a management and engineering guide for the software intermediate profile
of the generic profile group. This guide describes the management of more than one project in parallel
with more than one work team.
Figure 1 describes the ISO/IEC 29110 International Standards (IS) and Technical Reports (TR) and
positions the parts within the framework of reference. Overview, assessment guide, management and
engineering guide are available from ISO as freely available. Technical Reports (TR). The Framework
document, profile specifications and certification schemes are published as International Standards (IS).
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Figure 1 — ISO/IEC 29110 series
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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-3:2017(E)
Systems and software engineering — Lifecycle profiles for
Very Small Entities (VSEs) —
Part 5-1-3:
Software engineering — Management and engineering
guide: Generic profile group — Intermediate profile
1 Scope
This document provides management and engineering guide to the intermediate profile described
in terms of business management, project management, software implementation and acquisition
processes.
This document is applicable to Very Small Entities (VSEs). VSEs are enterprises, organizations, departments
or projects having up to 25 people. The life cycle processes described in the ISO/IEC 29110 series are not
intended to preclude or discourage their use by organizations bigger than VSEs.
ISO/IEC 29110–4-1 identifies the requirements applicable to the tasks and work products described in
this document.
This document has been developed using the management and engineering guide of the Basic profile
and by modifying and adding elements (e.g. process, task, work product, role) for VSEs involved in the
development of more than one project in parallel with more than one work team.
This document applies for VSEs developing non-critical software.
Using this document, VSEs can obtain the following benefits:
— the management and monitoring of more than one project in parallel with more than one work team;
— reuse existing software components (e.g. code and document) in new projects;
— continuously measure projects and improve processes.
Once the software, developed by a VSE, has been accepted by their customers, the VSE that wants to
1)
provide after delivery services can refer to ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-3.
This document is targeted to VSEs which are familiar with ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-1-2 for their software
development projects and are involved in the development of more than one project in parallel with
more than one work team.
This document is intended to be used with any lifecycles, processes, techniques and methods that
enhance the VSEs customer satisfaction and productivity.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
1) To be published.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 29110-2-1 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:// www .iso .org/ obp
3.1
agreement
mutual acknowledgement of terms and conditions under which a working relationship is conducted
EXAMPLE Contract, memorandum of agreement.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015, 4.1.4]
3.2
acquirer
stakeholder that acquires or procures a product or service from a supplier
Note 1 to entry: Other terms commonly used for an acquirer are buyer, customer, owner, purchaser or
internal/organizational sponsor.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015, 4.1.1]
3.3
conditional process
process that may be mandatory under some specified conditions, may be optional under other specified
conditions, and may be out of scope or not applicable under other specified conditions
Note 1 to entry: These are to be observed if the specified conditions apply.
3.4
enabling system
system that supports a system-of-interest during its life cycle stages but does not necessarily contribute
directly to its function during operation
EXAMPLE A configuration management system used to control software elements during software
development.
Note 1 to entry: Each enabling system has a life cycle of its own. This document is applicable to each enabling
system when, in its own right, it is treated as a system-of-interest.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015, 4.1.18]
3.5
security and intellectual property scheme
established and operated management system in the entity to ensure the security and intellectual
property of its information items
3.6
system-of-interest
system whose life cycle is under consideration in the context of this document
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015, 4.1.48]
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4 Conventions and abbreviated terms
4.1 Naming, diagramming and definition conventions
The following process structure description and notation are used to describe the processes.
— Name: process identifier, followed by its abbreviation in parentheses “( )”.
— Purpose: general goals and results expected of the effective implementation of the process. The
implementation of the process should provide tangible benefits to the stakeholders. The purpose is
identified by the abbreviation of the process name.
— Objectives: specific goals to ensure the accomplishment of the process purpose. The objectives
are identified by the abbreviation of the process name, followed by the letter “O” and a consecutive
number; for example, RM.O1, PM.O2, etc. Each objective is followed by the square box which
includes a list of the chosen processes for the Intermediate profile mainly from ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207
and its outcomes related to the objective. References to standards listed in Annex B such as
ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 and ISO 9001 are informative and do not imply partial
conformance to the standards.
— Input Work products: work products required to perform the process and its corresponding
source, which can be another process or an external entity to the project, such as the Customer.
Identified by the abbreviation of the process name and showed as two column table of work product
names and sources.
— Output Work products: work products generated by the process and its corresponding destination,
which can be another process or an external entity to the project, such as Customer or Organiz
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