(ISO: Geneva) -- Organizations wishing to apply the quality management requirements of ISO 9001 to the acquisition, supply, development, operation, and maintenance of IT systems and related support services now have a valuable tool in ISO/IEC TR 90005, “Systems engineering—Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 to system life cycle processes.” “Adopting the IT system life cycle processes of ISO/IEC 15288:2002 as a starting point for system development, operation, or maintenance, this new technical report identifies those equivalent requirements in ISO 9001 that have a bearing on the implementation of ISO/IEC 15288,” explains Shigenobu Katoh, convenor of the working group that developed this document. “ISO/IEC 15288, “Systems and software engineering—System life cycle processes,” offers a portfolio of generic processes for the optimal management of all stages in the life of any product or service, in any sector.” ISO/IEC TR 90005 identifies the issues that should be addressed independently of technology, life cycle models, development processes, sequence of activities or organizational structure. It discusses each activity in ISO/IEC 15288 in terms of how it relates to sections of ISO 9001. The tables enable quick comparison of the different treatment of systems in ISO/IEC 15288 and ISO 9001 and explanatory texts help the user to understand why a particular relationship is cited.

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