BS IS0/IEC/IEEE 26511:2018 BSl Standards Publication Imperial College London, Version corre Systems and software engineering - Requirements for managers of information for users of systems, software, and services bsi. BSISO/IEC/IEEE26511:2018 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO/IEC IEEE 26511:2018. It supersedes BS ISQ/IEC 26511:2011, which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee IST/15, Software and systems engineering. request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @ The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018 ISBN 978 0580 951831 ICS 35.080 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2018. Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Textaffected BS IS0/IEC/IEEE 26511:2018 INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC/ STANDARD IEEE 26511 Second edition 2018-12-20 Systems and software engineering Requirements for managers of information for users of systems, software, and services Ingenierie des systemes et du logiciel Exigences pour les gestionnaires de I'information pour les utilisateur de systemes, logiciels, et services IEC so Reference number IS0/IEC/IEEE26511:2018(E) 3331 @ IS0/IEC 2018 @ iEEE 2018 BSIS0/IEC/IEEE26511:2018 IS0/IEC/IEEE26511:2018(E) , Version correct as of 15/12/2018 I College London, Imperial Licensed copy: Imperial College , COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0/IEC 2018, Published in Switzerland @IEEE2018 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from ISo, IEC or IEEE at the respective address below. ISO copyright office Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 3 Park Avenue, New York CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland NY 10016-5997, USA Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] [email protected] www.iso.org www.ieee.org @IS0/IEC2018-Allrightsreserved i @ IEEE 2018 - All rights reserved BSISO/IEC/IEEE26511:2018 IS0/IEC/IEEE26511:2018 Contents Page Foreword ..vi Introduction.. ..vii 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviations 3.1 Terms and definitions 3.2 Abbreviations... 4 Conformance .7 5 Managing strategy for information development .8 5.1 Information-development strategy defined ..8 5.1.1 Purpose of strategy... ..8 5.1.2 Responsibility for strategic planning .8 5.1.3 Frequency of strategic work. .9 5.1.4 Reporting structure.. .9 5.1.5 Compliance .9 5.2 Stakeholders .10 5.3 Manager's strategic tasks and potential actions to support them ..11 5.3.1 General. ..11 5.3.2 Business environment and organization situation. .11 5.3.3 Organizational alignment. 5.3.4 Product portfolio ..12 5.3.5 Information-development organization .12 5.3.6 Stakeholderneeds .13 5.3.7 User needs. ..13 5.3.8 Vision ..13 5.3.9 Executing strategy ..13 5.4 Key decisions .14 5.4.1 General. ..14 5.4.2 Information-product delivery structure. ..14 5.4.3 Intellectual property. ..14 5.4.4 Content management system 5.4.5 Staffing ..14 5.4.6 Communication. ..15 5.4.7 Information development methodology .15 5.4.8 Project management. ..15 5.4.9 Information management, version and change control, and archiving ..15 5.4.10 Establishing a long-term content life cycle policy. ..16 5.4.11 Managing distribution. ..16 5.4.12 Security and disaster recovery .16 5.4.13 Acquisitions .. 17 5.5 Translation and localization. ..17 6 Conducting a user needs assessment ..17 6.1 User needs assessment defined .. 17 6.2 Components of the user needs assessment ..17 7 Planning an information-developm