What is ISO/IEC 26562- Product line transition management about?
ISO/IEC 26562 is International Standard on software and systems engineering that specifies within the context of methods and tools for supporting the transitioning the organization’s current development approach to software and systems product line engineering:
- Defines processes for product line transition management. Those processes are described in terms of purpose, inputs, tasks, and outcomes
- Defines method capabilities to support the defined tasks of each process
- Defines tool capabilities that automate or semi-automate tasks and methods
ISO/IEC 26562 does not concern processes and capabilities of tools and methods for a single system but rather deals with those for a family of products
Who is ISO/IEC 26562- Product line transition management for?
ISO/IEC 26561 on software and systems product line is relevant to:
- Software engineering industry
- Software developers and engineers
- Product line organizations
- Management authorities in organizations
- IT industry
Why should you use ISO/IEC 26562- Product line transition management?
Product line transition management supports a product line organization to launch and institutionalize product engineering and management. The results of the product line technical probe are major inputs to determine the transition strategy and continuous improvement of product line institutionalization.
ISO/IEC 26562 can be used in the following modes:
- By organizations- that want to switch from single-system development to SSPL for producing their products, to provide guidance on how to launch and institutionalize the product line engineering
- By a product line organization- to provide guidance on the evaluation and selection for methods and tools for product line transition management
- By providers of methods and tools- to provide guidance on implementing or developing methods and/or tools by specifying a comprehensive set of methods and tools capabilities for supporting product line transition management
ISO/IEC 26562 is useful as it helps in checking transition goals-against product line business goals, product line scope, and the current situation; and aligning established transition goals with product line business goals, product line scope, and current situation
ISO/IEC 26562 provides guidance on implementing or developing methods and/or tools by specifying a comprehensive set of methods and tools capabilities for supporting product line transition management.
As a user, ISO/IEC 26562 is benefited from improved scalability of the business model in terms of products and markets, increased agility to expand into new markets and reduced risk in product deployments.