ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511:2012 specifies procedures for managing user documentation throughout the software life cycle. It applies to people or organizations producing suites of documentation, to those undertaking a single documentation project, and to documentation produced internally, as well as to documentation contracted to outside service organizations. It provides an overview of the software documentation and information management processes, and also presents aspects of portfolio planning and content management that user documentation managers apply. It covers management activities in starting a project, including setting up procedures and specifications, establishing infrastructure, and building a team. It includes examples of roles needed on a user documentation team. It addresses measurements and estimates needed for management control, and the use of supporting processes such as change management, schedule and cost control, resource management, and quality management and process improvement. It includes requirements for key documents produced for user documentation management, including documentation plans and documentation management plans. ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511:2012 is independent of the software tools that may be used to produce or manage documentation, and applies to both printed documentation and on-screen documentation. Much of its guidance is applicable to user documentation for systems including hardware as well as software.
- Sponsor Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
Learn More - Status
- Superseded Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2012-02-06
- Superseded by
- 26511-2018
- Board Approval
- 2012-02-06
- History
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- Published:
- 2012-03-15
Additional Resources
- Downloads
- 26511-2012_downloads.zip
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Computer Society
Learn More - Sponsor Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
Learn More - Working Group
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P26511 - Software user documentation management
- IEEE Program Manager
- Christy Bahn
Contact - Working Group Chair
- Annette Reilly
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26511-2018
ISO/IEC/IEEE International Standard - Systems and software engineering - Requirements for managers of information for users of systems, software, and services
This document supports the needs of users for consistent, complete, accurate, and usable information. It provides requirements for strategy, planning, managing, staffing, translation, production, and quality and process-maturity assessment for managers of information for users. It specifies processes and procedures for managing information for users throughout the product- or systems-development life cycle. It also includes requirements for key documents produced for managing information for users, including strategic and project plans.
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