What kind of systems does IEEE 1471 cover?
Its focus is software-intensive systems: any system in which software development and/or integration are dominant considerations (i.e., most complex systems these days). This includes computer-based systems ranging from individual software applications, information systems, embedded systems, software product lines and product families and systems-of-systems. Revision: The scope will be aligned for use with ISO/IEC 15288, Systems and software engineering—Systems life cycle processes and ISO/IEC 12207, Systems and software engineering—Software life cycle processes, to match the current charters of its sponsors: the IEEE Systems and Software Engineering Standards Committee and ISO JTC1/SC7 (Systems and Software Engineering).