ISO IEC 24744-2014 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC 24744:2014 — Software engineering — Metamodel for development methodologies. Defines the Software Engineering Metamodel for Development Methodologies (SEMDM), a metamodel designed to describe, harmonize and support the definition and extension of development methodologies for information‑based domains (for example software, business and systems engineering).

Abstract

ISO/IEC 24744:2014 introduces SEMDM, which uses a powertype‑based approach to provide a comprehensive metamodel that integrates process, work products and people/tool aspects of methodologies. The metamodel is intended to make methodology concepts and terminology consistent and to enable conformance and mapping of other metamodels to a common framework. Examples and a concise discussion of mapping from other metamodels are provided.

General information

• Status: Published (Edition 2, confirmed/current).
• Publication date: 5 November 2014 (2014-11-05).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization / IEC (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7).
• ICS / categories: 35.080 — Software development and system documentation.
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2014).
• Number of pages: 96 pages (official ISO edition listing).

(General information and bibliographic details based on the ISO catalogue entry and official edition metadata.)

Scope

The standard specifies a metamodel (SEMDM) for describing development methodologies in information‑based domains. Its scope covers the definition of the core concepts needed to represent methodologies: the process elements and activities, the work products and their properties, and the roles/people and tools involved. SEMDM is intended for use where harmonization of methodology concepts and clear, consistent terminology are required, and it supports mapping other metamodelling approaches into a unified framework.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition and specification of the Software Engineering Metamodel for Development Methodologies (SEMDM).
• Use of powertype/clabject concepts to enable flexible, information‑based modelling of methodologies.
• Integration of process, artifact (work product) and human/tool aspects within a single metamodel.
• Requirements for conformance: how a methodology can be defined and checked against the metamodel.
• Guidance and examples showing mapping from other metamodels into SEMDM.

These technical topics are described and illustrated in the standard; the powertype/clabject approach and method‑engineering foundations are emphasized.

Typical use and users

Primary users include method engineers, standards editors, tool and CASE vendors, systems and software architects, process improvement practitioners, and academic researchers. Typical uses are: defining or documenting an organization’s development methodology, harmonizing concepts across methodologies, providing a metamodel target for tooling or repositories of method fragments, and supporting mapping between different modelling/metamodeling approaches.

Related standards

ISO/IEC 24744:2014 supersedes ISO/IEC 24744:2007 and its Amendment ISO/IEC 24744:2007/Amd 1:2010 (both withdrawn). It is complementary to other ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 standards addressing software and systems life‑cycle processes (for example ISO/IEC 12207 and ISO/IEC 15288) and sits alongside other metamodelling and method engineering work (e.g., MOF/SPEM family approaches) for methodology specification and tooling.

Keywords

SEMDM, metamodel, development methodology, powertype, clabject, method engineering, software engineering, work product, process modelling, methodology conformance.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC 24744:2014 is an international standard that defines the Software Engineering Metamodel for Development Methodologies (SEMDM), a formal metamodel to specify and harmonize development methodologies for information‑based domains.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the conceptual metamodel and modelling approach for representing methodology elements — processes, work products, roles/people and tools — and explains how to use powertype/clabject concepts to enable flexible method definitions and mappings from other metamodels.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Method engineers, tool and CASE vendors, process improvement teams, standards bodies, systems/software architects and researchers who need a consistent metamodel for defining, sharing or tooling development methodologies.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2014 edition (Edition 2) is the current published edition; the 2007 edition and its 2010 amendment were withdrawn and replaced by the 2014 edition. The ISO catalogue entry shows the 2014 edition as the authoritative, current version.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is not a numeric series item but is part of the body of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 software and systems engineering standards and is conceptually related to lifecycle and metamodelling standards used alongside SPEM/MOF, ISO/IEC 12207 and ISO/IEC 15288.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: SEMDM, metamodel, powertype, clabject, development methodology, software engineering, method engineering, work product, process modelling.