BS ISO/IEC TR 15504-1 : 1998

1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 Terms and definitions
4 Overview
    4.1 General
    4.2 The assessment framework
          4.2.1 The context of process assessment
          4.2.2 An architecture for software processes
          4.2.3 Assessment indicators
    4.3 Competency of asessors
    4.4 Process improvement context
    4.5 Process capability determination context
5 Conformance
    5.1 Performing software process assessment
          5.1.1 Overview of the requirements
          5.1.2 Responsibilities
          5.1.3 The assessment inputs
          5.1.4 Selecting processes for assessment
          5.1.5 Assessment indicators
          5.1.6 Reporting assessment results
    5.2 Developing a compatible model
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Gives overall information on the concepts of software process assessment, together with its use in the two contexts of process improvement and process capability determining. Covers the fitting together of the parts of the suite, and gives guidance for selecting and use. Explains requirements contained in ISO/IEC TR 15504, together with their applicability to performing assessments.