Process Selection and Tailoring

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Contents of this Knowledge Area

• Guidelines for the Selection and Tailoring of Processes (David Endler) (Mike Yokell)
• Using ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2 (David Endler) (Mike Yokell)
• Tailoring (David Endler) (Mike Yokell)

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• Lead Author:
• David Endler

• Contributing Authors:
• Mike Yokell and Garry Roedler

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Selecting appropriate processes for use throughout the life cycle of systems is a strategic challenge for organizations. In many cases, ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2 is a useful resource for this challenge. When starting projects, it is often beneficial to tailor the organization's life cycle processes to the specific needs of the project.

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This Knowledge Area contains the following articles:

• Guidelines for the Selection and Tailoring of Processes
• Using ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2
• Tailoring

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Primary References

ISO/IEC/IEEE. 2024b. Systems and software engineering — Life cycle management — Part 2: Guidelines for the application of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 (system life cycle processes). Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2:2024.

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