What is ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3- Lifecycle profiles for Very Small Entities (VSEs) about?
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3 provides management and engineering guidance within the Intermediate profile for the Business Management, Project Management, System Definition and Realisation and Acquisition Management processes.
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3 is applicable to Very Small Entities (VSEs). VSEs are enterprises, organisations, departments or projects having up to 25 people. The lifecycle processes described in the ISO/IEC 29110 series are not intended to preclude or discourage their use by organisations bigger than VSEs.
Note: This guide is oriented towards the management of more than one project in parallel with more than one work team.
Who is ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3- Lifecycle profiles for Very Small Entities (VSEs)for?
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3 on lifecycle profiles for Very Small Entities (VSEs) is useful for:
- VSEs
- Project management department
- Standard producers
- Tool vendors and methodology vendors
Why should you use ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3- Lifecycle profiles for Very Small Entities (VSEs)?
Very Small Entities (VSEs) around the world are contributing to valuable products and services. For the purpose of ISO/IEC 29110 (all parts), a Very Small Entity (VSE) is an enterprise, an organisation, a department or a project having up to 25 people. Since many VSEs develop and/or maintain system elements and software components used in systems, or sold to be used by others, a recognition of VSEs as suppliers of high-quality products is required.
It has been found that VSEs find it difficult to relate International Standards to their business needs and to justify the application of 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 systems or software lifecycle processes. To rectify some of these difficulties, a set of guides has been developed according to a set of VSE characteristics. The guides are based on subsets of appropriate standards processes, activities, tasks, and outcomes, referred to as profiles. VSEs can achieve recognition through implementing a profile using ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3 and by being audited against ISO/IEC 29110 specifications.
ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3 provides a management and engineering guide for the systems engineering Intermediate profile of the generic profile group.
Using ISO/IEC TR 29110-5-6-3, a VSE can obtain benefits in the following aspects:
- An agreed set of project requirements (technical part of contract) and expected work products are agreed by the Acquirer.
- A disciplined management process, that provides project visibility and corrective actions of project problems and deviations, is performed.
- A systematic System Definition and Realisation process, that satisfies Acquirer needs and helps ensure quality work products, is followed
