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ISO/IEC 15940:2013

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vISO/IEC 15940:2013, second edition, published March 2013, 63 pages; read from the official ISO catalogue record and the publisher public preview (15 pages). The third edition, ISO/IEC DIS 15940, is at stage 40.00 registered 2026-09-22; its text is not held.
9 domains
76 controls
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ISO/IEC 15940:2013 is a compliance framework from International with 9 domains and 76 controls. The largest domains are Software engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (18 controls), Systems engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (11 controls), SEE support services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (10 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (9)

Process management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

7 controls
Controls in the Process management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 7 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.2Process definition
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.3Process library
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.4Process initiation
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.5Process usage
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.6Process monitoring
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.7Process improvement support
iso-iec-15940-2013::10.8Process documentation

Project management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

8 controls
Controls in the Project management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 8 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.2Project strategy
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.3Project planning
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.4Project estimation
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.5Project risk management
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.6Project monitoring and scheduling
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.7Project evaluation
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.8Decision management
iso-iec-15940-2013::9.9Information management

Reference model and scope - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

4 controls
Controls in the Reference model and scope - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 4 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::1Scope: who selects a SEE service
iso-iec-15940-2013::4.1The eight categories of SEE services
iso-iec-15940-2013::4.2How a service is described: concept and operations
iso-iec-15940-2013::4.3The reference model: service, operation, actor, activity

SEE infrastructure services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

4 controls
Controls in the SEE infrastructure services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 4 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::12.2SEE infrastructure management
iso-iec-15940-2013::12.3SEE information sharing
iso-iec-15940-2013::12.4SEE repository
iso-iec-15940-2013::12.5SEE operating system

SEE support services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

10 controls
Controls in the SEE support services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 10 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.10SEE data and information exchange
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.11SEE enabling support
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.2SEE common support
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.3SEE publishing
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.4SEE cooperative work support
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.5SEE user communication support
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.6SEE administration
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.7SEE policy enforcement
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.8SEE data and information mining
iso-iec-15940-2013::11.9SEE data retrieve and storage

Software engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

18 controls
Controls in the Software engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 18 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.10Software source code generation
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.11Software compilation
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.12Software debugging
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.13Software static and dynamic analysis
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.14Software testing
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.15Software verification
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.16Software integration
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.17Software domain engineering (software reuse)
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.18Software reuse asset management
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.19Software reuse programme management
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.2Software requirements engineering
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.3Software reverse engineering
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.4Software re-engineering
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.5Software prototyping
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.6Software modelling
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.7Software simulation
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.8Software design
iso-iec-15940-2013::5.9Software component based generation

Systems engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

11 controls
Controls in the Systems engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 11 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.10System testing
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.11System test synthesis and report
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.12System work product verification
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.2System solution orientation
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.3System operational scenarios
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.4System modelling
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.5System architectural design
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.6System requirements engineering
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.7System re-engineering
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.8System simulation
iso-iec-15940-2013::6.9System integration

Systems engineering techniques services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

4 controls
Controls in the Systems engineering techniques services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 4 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::7.2Value analysis
iso-iec-15940-2013::7.3Trade-off analysis
iso-iec-15940-2013::7.4Effectiveness analysis
iso-iec-15940-2013::7.5Technology maturity analysis

Technical management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013

10 controls
Controls in the Technical management services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 domain of ISO/IEC 15940:2013: 10 controls
CodeTitle
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.10Documentation
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.11Review service support
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.2Configuration management
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.3Change management
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.4SEE repository management
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.5Reuse management
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.6Measurement and analysis
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.7Quality assurance
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.8Audit
iso-iec-15940-2013::8.9Traceability

What is ISO/IEC 15940:2013 and who does it apply to?

ISO/IEC 15940:2013 is a compliance framework from International with 9 domains and 76 controls. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does ISO/IEC 15940:2013 actually require?

ISO/IEC 15940:2013 has 76 controls organised across 9 domains. The largest domains are Software engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (18 controls), Systems engineering services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (11 controls), SEE support services - ISO/IEC 15940:2013 (10 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of ISO/IEC 15940:2013 do I already cover?

ISO/IEC 15940:2013 does not currently have cross-framework mappings in our system. Check back as we continuously expand our mapping database.

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