ISO IEC 25024-2015 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC 25024:2015 — Systems and software engineering — Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Measurement of data quality. This standard defines a set of quantitative data-quality measures, target entities to which those measures apply during the data life‑cycle, guidance on applying the measures, and supporting annexes (tables of measure elements and example measures).

Abstract

ISO/IEC 25024:2015 provides a basic set of data quality measures mapped to the data‑quality characteristics defined in ISO/IEC 25012, explains how to apply those measures to target entities across the data life cycle, and gives guidance for organisations to define their own measures for requirements and evaluation. Informative annexes include synoptic tables of measure elements and example measures. The standard does not prescribe numeric thresholds (those are defined per system/context).

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard; confirmed in systematic review).
• Publication date: October 2015 (Edition 1, 2015-10).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) / IEC joint publication (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7).
• ICS / categories: 35.080 (Software).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2015).
• Number of pages: 45 (as published by ISO; some national adoptions list equivalent pagination variations).

Scope

Applies to structured data retained within computer systems and provides measures for quantitatively assessing data quality relative to the characteristics in ISO/IEC 25012. It covers a basic set of measures and target entities, guidance for applying measures, and examples; it does not cover knowledge representation, data‑mining techniques, or statistical significance for random sampling, and it does not define universal numerical rating ranges (those are context‑specific).

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of data‑quality measures corresponding to ISO/IEC 25012 characteristics (e.g., accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, credibility).
• Specification of target entities (the objects to which measures apply) across the data life cycle.
• Guidance on selecting, applying and interpreting quantitative measures for requirements, evaluation and monitoring.
• Informative annexes with synoptic tables of measure elements, example measures, and grouped measure lists to aid implementation.
• Requirement: numeric thresholds and grading schemes are defined by the acquiring/evaluating organisation per context (standard provides measures, not fixed pass/fail values).

Typical use and users

Used to establish measurable data‑quality requirements, select indicators/metrics for monitoring, and evaluate data in systems such as transactional databases, data warehouses, distributed systems and web data. Typical users include acquirers, evaluators (test labs, quality departments), developers, maintainers, suppliers, data stewards, quality managers and data owners.

Related standards

Part of the ISO/IEC 25000 SQuaRE series. Closely related standards include ISO/IEC 25012 (Data quality model), ISO/IEC 25021 (Quality measure elements), and other SQuaRE standards such as ISO/IEC 25010 (product quality models) and ISO/IEC 25040 (evaluation reference model and guide). National/adopted identical versions exist (for example, various national bodies publish identical/adopted copies).

Keywords

data quality, measurement, SQuaRE, ISO/IEC 25024, metrics, data quality characteristics, target entities, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, data governance.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC 25024:2015 is the SQuaRE-series standard that specifies quantitative measures for assessing data quality in information systems. It defines measures, target entities, and guidance for applying those measures.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers a basic set of data‑quality measures mapped to the characteristics in ISO/IEC 25012, target entities for measurement, application guidance and informative annexes with tables and example measures; it does not set universal numeric thresholds.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Acquirers, suppliers, developers, evaluators, maintainers, data owners, quality managers and other data stewards use it to define requirements, select metrics and perform data‑quality evaluations.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The standard was published in October 2015 (Edition 1). The ISO catalogue shows it as published and subsequently confirmed in review; national identical/adopted editions have appeared later (the ISO entry remains the authoritative status). Users should check their national body for any identical/adopted publication dates or updates.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO/IEC 25000 SQuaRE family (Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation), which groups standards for quality models, measure elements and evaluation methods.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Key keywords include data quality, measurement, metrics, SQuaRE, data‑quality characteristics (accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency), target entities, data governance and evaluation.