What is ISO/IEC 26560 – Product line management about ?
ISO/IEC 26560 defines product line-specific processes and their subprocesses for product management of software and systems product lines. Those processes are described in terms of purpose, inputs, tasks and outcomes
ISO/IEC 26560 defines method capabilities to support the defined tasks of each process and tool capabilities to automate/semi-automate tasks or defined method capabilities.
ISO/IEC 26560 does not concern processes and capabilities of tools and methods for a single system but rather deals with those for a family of products.
Who is ISO/IEC 26560 – Product line management for ?
ISO/IEC 26560 on systems and software quality Requirements is relevant to:
- Software Engineers
- Organizations that require software and systems support
- Any entity in charge of maintaining the Software Development Life Cycle
- Testers and Designers
Why should you use ISO/IEC 26560 – Product line management ?
A product-line architecture (PLA) is a blueprint for creating families of related applications.
ISO/IEC 26560 addresses the product line-specific processes in product management by dividing those into product management enablement, product management operation and product management support process areas with the guidance of a set of tools and methods capabilities for supporting tasks for product line product management.
ISO/IEC 26560 addresses both engineering and management processes and capabilities of methods and tools in terms of the key characteristics of product line development.
You can use the processes and capabilities of methods and tools for variability mechanisms in product lines as outlined in ISO/IEC 26560 to improve the quality of your software.
