This document provides guidance for the life cycle management of systems and software, complementing the processes described in ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207. This document:


—     addresses systems concepts and life cycle concepts, models, stages, processes, process application, key points of view, adaptation and use in various domains and by various disciplines;


—     establishes a common framework for describing life cycles, including their individual stages, for the management of projects that provide or acquire either products or services;


—     defines the concept of a life cycle;


—     supports the use of the life cycle processes within an organization ...