ISO IEC IEEE 42030-2019 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC/IEEE 42030:2019 — Software, systems and enterprise — Architecture evaluation framework. This international standard defines a generic, structured framework for conducting and recording architecture evaluations across enterprises, systems, software and related entities to support validation, decision-making and assessment of architectural value and quality.

Abstract

This standard specifies the means to organize and record architecture evaluations so that architectures can be validated against stakeholder concerns, assessed for fitness for purpose and value, and used to inform decisions and risk/opportunity identification. It provides elements for evaluation synthesis, value assessment and architectural analysis and can be applied to varied entities (enterprise, system, software, service, product line, system of systems, etc.) and mapped to lifecycle processes such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and 12207.

General information

• Status: Published / Active international standard.
• Publication date: July 2019 (published 2019-07; IEEE record shows published 2019-07-19).
• Publisher: Joint ISO/IEC/IEEE international standard (published through ISO and available via IEEE/IEEE Computer Society distribution).
• ICS / categories: 35.080 (Systems and software engineering).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2019).
• Number of pages: ISO lists 77 pages for the standard; some national/adoption listings report slightly different pagination (examples report ~88–90 pages).

Scope

ISO/IEC/IEEE 42030:2019 provides a generic Architecture Evaluation (AE) framework to support the architecture evaluation process. It addresses evaluation of architectures (not solely architecture descriptions) and supports purposes such as determining suitability of proposed architectures, choosing among alternatives, assessing mission/business impact of changes, clarifying stakeholder needs, measuring progress against objectives, and identifying risks and opportunities. The framework is intended to be adaptable to specific domains and to interoperate with architecture processes and lifecycle standards.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of an architecture evaluation framework including objectives, stakeholders, concerns, evaluation criteria and metrics.
• Processes and activities for planning, conducting, synthesizing and reporting evaluations.
• Methods for value assessment, trade-off analysis and architectural impact assessment.
• Guidance on tailoring evaluations to different kinds of entities (enterprise, system, software, service, product line, system of systems).
• Mapping and alignment with related lifecycle and architecture standards (for example ISO/IEC/IEEE 42020, 42010, 15288, 12207, and ISO 15704).
• Requirements for documenting evaluation inputs, methods, evidence, findings and recommendations to support traceability and decision making.

Typical use and users

Used by enterprise architects, system architects, software architects, systems engineers, independent evaluators, program managers, acquirers and auditors to assess architecture fitness, compare alternatives, support acquisition/acceptance decisions, and inform architectural risk and value trade-offs. Also useful to tool vendors, consultants and organizations defining evaluation policies and governance.

Related standards

Directly related to and intended to complement ISO/IEC/IEEE 42020 (Architecture processes) and ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 (Architecture description). It is also intended to align with systems and software lifecycle standards such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 (system lifecycle processes), ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 (software lifecycle processes) and ISO 15704 (requirements for enterprise-reference architectures).

Keywords

Architecture evaluation, architecture assessment, evaluation framework, stakeholders, concerns, evaluation criteria, value assessment, systems engineering, software architecture, enterprise architecture, evaluation report.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC/IEEE 42030:2019 is an international standard that defines a framework for organizing and recording architecture evaluations for systems, software and enterprise-level architectures.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the elements, processes and documentation needed to plan, perform, synthesize and report architecture evaluations, including stakeholder identification, concerns, evaluation criteria, evidence, analysis and value assessment. It focuses on evaluating architectures (and often evaluates descriptions concurrently) to support decision making.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Architects (enterprise, system, software), systems engineers, evaluators, program and acquisition managers, auditors, consultants and tool vendors involved in architecture assessment and governance.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The standard was published in July 2019 and is listed as an active international standard; as of the publication records consulted it has not been superseded. Users should check the issuing bodies for any revision work or updates beyond 2019 before relying on the very latest status.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of a family of architecture-related standards (notably ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 for architecture description and 42020 for architecture processes) and is intended to interoperate with systems/software lifecycle standards such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and 12207.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Architecture evaluation, evaluation framework, stakeholder concerns, value assessment, architecture quality, evaluation report.