What is ISO/IEC 15504?
ISO/IEC 15504 is an international standard for process assessment developed under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC). During the course of its development, it has evolved from a focus on a single reference model of good software practice to a framework for process appraisal encompassing the field of information technology. It is applicable to multiple disciplines and allows for discipline communities to define their own set of discipline-specific processes and reference models or good practice. It is a framework standard in that it is directed primarily to model and method developers as opposed to off-the-shelf usage. The full international Standard version of 15504 consists of five documents. 15504-1 (Concepts and Vocabulary), 15504-2 (Performing an Assessment), 15504-3 (Guidance on Performing an Assessment), 15504-4 (Guidance on Use for Process Improvement and Process Capability Determination)
